How many jump scares are in Fallen?

Fallen has no jump scares. It is counted at zero on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare scale, which makes it a fit for viewers who want horror without sudden jolts.

What are some films like Fallen?

Films similar to Fallen on Watch Darkly include Evil Dead Rise (2023), The Descent (2005), Mudborn (2026) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Fallen

1998 · R · 2h 4m

Detective John Hobbes is searching for a criminal he's already met... already caught... and already killed.

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

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Details

Budget$46M

Box office$25.2M

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Starring

Denzel Washington as John Hobbes · John Goodman as Jonesy · Donald Sutherland as Lt. Stanton · Embeth Davidtz as Gretta Milano · James Gandolfini as Lou · Elias Koteas as Edgar Reese · Gabriel Casseus as Art · Robert Joy as Charles

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Atlas Entertainment, Turner Pictures

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