A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day

Directed by Ferzan Özpetek

Produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema

2008105 min6.4 / 10

A dark, tension-filled drama about obsessive love and domestic abuse, centered on a woman trapped between an ex-husband's controlling threats and her children's vulnerability.

Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Perfect Day sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Day scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Day easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does A Perfect Day end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Day violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Perfect Day

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Perfect Day

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Perfect Day, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Perfect Day, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Perfect Day, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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