A Hazard of Hearts
Where strangers are brought together by a game of chance.
Directed by John Hough
Produced by Gainsborough Pictures, The Grade Company
A period romance built on forced proximity and emotional discovery, where a woman trapped by her father's gambling debt gradually finds connection with her mysterious captor.
In a desperate bid to cover his debts, compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley stakes his estate and his daughter's hand on a game of chance. Serena Staverley soon finds herself bound to a mysterious victor and trapped in a cliff-top manor.
Questions people ask
Is A Hazard of Hearts violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Hazard of Hearts easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is A Hazard of Hearts scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does A Hazard of Hearts end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Hazard of Hearts sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Hazard of Hearts
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Hazard of Hearts
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Hazard of Hearts, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Hazard of Hearts, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Hazard of Hearts, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
