Some people think that there is a relationship between preferences in film and personality. Thus, they can venture to describe someone just by listening to their favorite movies. But by knowing a personality type through the MBTI® indicator, it is also possible to do the process in reverse: from the personality type, to know the kind of films a person enjoys and the ones the person hates.
Specifically, people with an ISFJ personality are protective of their loved ones, sensitive, kind, altruistic, responsible, and have a superior desire to do good. Although they may enjoy many genres of film, within horror they will be inclined to choose films that have a family base and protective characters.
Love: A Quiet Place (2018)
Actor and director John Krasinski achieves a perfect formula between suspense, science fiction and horror, within a moving plot. A Quiet Place reflects a story about the family and the human species, where the instinct of survival is revealed, something that will be valued by ISFJ people.
In that meteorite-devastated world and plagued by strange sound-sensitive creatures, the protagonists will do everything they can to keep their children safe. Among the main methods for the survival of the characters are communication, family support, and overcoming fears.
Hate: One Missed Call (2008)
Cell phones become the protagonists, when a group of people begin to have calls from the future, alerting themselves to a horrendous situation. Nothing is clarified in the film and viewers tend to be confused about the plot. Although it can be scary for some people, the relationship between the characters and the film's lack of clarity, places it among the hated among ISFJ people.
Love: Hereditary (2018)
This psychological horror film will appeal to ISFJ personalities by focusing on a family and its family tree, highlighting the generational problems and conflicting relationships of its members. Family secrets can be frightening, and those of these characters are devastating.
In Hereditary, ordinary situations are interspersed with supernatural demonstrations, in which incredible scenes of terror (within toxic relationships) can be perceived, that can be considered among the best of all times.
Hate: The Apparition (2012)
There are many formulas repeated in the movies, in the horror genre are, for example, paranormal events in the home. For these stories to work for the audience, they must have some elements that make them stand out, but this is not the case in The Apparition, which will not please the ISFJ personalities, because it does not offer the expected atmosphere in this genre.
Love: The Shining (1980)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, The Shining is one of the best-known horror films. The plot is based on the book by Stephen King, where the fears that disturb humans and the ghosts inside them come to light.
There, family relationships will be revealed through violence, while facing supernatural phenomena in the chilling hotel, where the main character (Jack Nicholson) works in the maintenance area. Although the relationships are disturbing, it is one of the horror films that ISFJ people will undoubtedly love.
Hate: 11-11-11 (2011)
A series of events always happen at 11:11 every day, since the beginning of the film, and the date 11-11-11 is very near, where there is a threat of giant proportions. Despite the premise, the film is not suitable for ISFJ personalities or for many viewers, because it is very repetitive and the pace does not create the necessary atmosphere of fear.
Love: It (2017)
Another film based on the Stephen King books is It. There, friendship, loyalty and courage are explored through a horror story starring a group of children, who see their lives threatened when an evil entity starts a series of murders.
This film is perfect for ISFJ people who seek to protect their loved ones and do good in their communities, because, they will like how these friends join forces to face evil and care for each other, despite all the terror they must live through.
Hate: Nine Lives (2002)
In spite of having a relationship between nine friends, this is a film will not please the ISFJ personalities, because, in the plot, the survival of the fittest is more important, so among them there will not be found the support and the proper camaraderie to avoid death. In addition, the film fails during the development of the plot, resulting in the story moving away from what is expected in the horror genre.
Love: The Others (2001)
The Others is one of the most disturbing, unexpected, shocking and surprising horror films anyone can watch. It is possible to watch this film repeatedly and always have the feeling of fear in the body, no matter if the shocking ending is already known.
People of the ISFJ personality will love this film because it is about a family, where the mother seeks to protect her children from all evil. The film is one of the most original in the genre, both in its story and in the way it is told.
Hate: Black Sheep (2007)
This film puts the focus on a group of killer sheep. A story that turns these animals into devourers (through a mistake in a genetic experiment) will not be of interest to ISFJ people, who will look for more solidity in the plot and deep human relationships.