2021 · 111 min

Malignant

Name: Malignant
Director: James Wan
Released: 2021-09-01

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

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Quick Facts

Confidence: HIGH

Status: Provisional

Director: James Wan

Why It's Disturbing

Contains grisly murder imagery, serial-killer violence, gore, and body-horror elements. Disturbing visions and a psychologically tormenting mystery are central, with references to a brain tumor and miscarriage.

Psychological20

Gore48

Bleakness18

Realism20

Dread36

Violence47

Body Horror63

Taboo8

Lingering Impact21

21.4

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How disturbing is Malignant?

Malignant has a DreadQ Score of 29/100. The score reflects psychological impact, dread, bleakness, violence, gore, realism and other disturbance dimensions.

Is Malignant gory?

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