Not particularly — The Menu's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a horror film, it scored 3.5/10 for fear, 5.5/10 for atmosphere, and 7.1/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

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The Menu

2022 · R · 1h 47m

Painstakingly prepared. Brilliantly executed.

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

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Curator Score

7.1

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

Strongest on gore and atmosphere.

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7.1Overall

Fear3.5

Gore5.5

Atmosphere5.5

Genres

horrorcomedythriller

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Details

Budget$35M

Box office$79.6M

Directed by

Mark Mylod

Written by

Seth Reiss, Will Tracy

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Music

Colin Stetson

Starring

Anya Taylor-Joy as Margot · Ralph Fiennes as Chef Slowik · Nicholas Hoult as Tyler · Janet McTeer as Lillian · Paul Adelstein as Ted · Rob Yang as Bryce · Aimee Carrero as Felicity · John Leguizamo as Movie Star

Production

Gary Sanchez Productions, Hyperobject Industries, Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment