Is In the Tall Grass scary?

Yes, properly. In the Tall Grass is the real thing without being an endurance test.

In the Tall Grass (2019)

Film · 1h 41m

Horror

A pregnant woman and her brother enter a vast, mysterious grass field, trapped in a chilling, inescapable labyrinth.

Suspenseful and bleak. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix.

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In the Tall Grass parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: real scares, several jump scares and some strong language.

Scare: Properly scary; Frightening, not just tense.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is In the Tall Grass scary?: Yes, properly. In the Tall Grass is the real thing without being an endurance test.
How gory is In the Tall Grass?: Light gore and some violence.

What is In the Tall Grass about?

After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and, for some reason, they are unable to escape a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.