A Movie

A Movie

Directed by Bruce Conner

195812 min6.5 / 10

An avant-garde collage of found footage and repurposed imagery that interrogates cinema itself through radical juxtaposition and recontextualization.

Bruce Conner's landmark experimental film consisting entirely of found footage edited to a new score.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Movie end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is A Movie sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is A Movie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Movie scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is A Movie 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like A Movie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Movie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Movie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Movie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Movie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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