Question 1

Is The Fly (1986) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The Fly (1986) mixes scares with other modes. As a body horror film, it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

How many jump scares are in The Fly (1986)?

Accepted Answer

The Fly (1986) has 2 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 3

What age is The Fly (1986) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Fly (1986) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for gore, and 9.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 2 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death and body fluids.

Question 4

What are some films like The Fly (1986)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Fly (1986) on Watch Darkly include Pandorum (2009), Les Yeux sans visage (1960), Slither (2006), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Fly

Release

Details

Pandorum2009

Les Yeux sans visage1960

Slither2006

The Thing1982

Splinter2008

Pandorum2009

Les Yeux sans visage1960

Slither2006

The Thing1982

Splinter2008