A Private Life

A Private Life

Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski

Produced by Les Films Velvet, France 3 Cinéma

2025108 min5.5 / 10

A dark, cerebral mystery driven by a psychiatrist's conviction that her patient's death was murder, not suicide, pulling her into a paranoid investigation shadowed by doubt and moral ambiguity.

The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Private Life sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does A Private Life end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Private Life scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

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

  • Is A Private Life 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like A Private Life, and what each one shares →

Like A Private Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Private Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Private Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Private Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Private Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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