A Hole in My Heart

A Hole in My Heart

Directed by Lukas Moodysson

Produced by Zentropa Entertainments, Memfis Film

200598 min4.4 / 10

A bleak, claustrophobic examination of degradation and moral collapse set in a decaying apartment, where the boundaries between observation and complicity dissolve.

In a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Hole in My Heart end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is A Hole in My Heart sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is A Hole in My Heart easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is A Hole in My Heart scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is A Hole in My Heart violent? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Hole in My Heart, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Hole in My Heart, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Hole in My Heart, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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