21 Grams

21 Grams

How much does life weigh?

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Produced by This is that, Y Productions

2003124 min7.3 / 10

A devastating, non-linear meditation on grief, redemption, and the weight of mortality, where a car crash shatters three lives and forces a reckoning with faith, rage, and the fragility of existence.

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

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  • Is 21 Grams sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does 21 Grams end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is 21 Grams one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.

  • Is 21 Grams easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is 21 Grams violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is 21 Grams scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

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Rarity90

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Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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