24 Days

24 Days

The true story of the Ilan Halimi affair

Directed by Alexandre Arcady

Produced by Alexandre Films, New Light Films

2014110 min6.6 / 10

A harrowing true-crime thriller about a kidnapping motivated by antisemitic hatred, balancing the family's desperate race against time with the brutal reality of their son's captivity.

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

Questions people ask

  • Is 24 Days sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is 24 Days scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is 24 Days easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is 24 Days violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Does 24 Days end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like 24 Days

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 24 Days, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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