A Serious Game

A Serious Game

Directed by Pernilla August

Produced by B-Reel Films, SVT

2016116 min5.5 / 10

A period drama centered on an illicit romance between two married people, exploring the emotional and moral weight of desire against social constraint.

In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Serious Game violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Serious Game sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is A Serious Game scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does A Serious Game end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is A Serious Game easy watching? 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like A Serious Game

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Serious Game

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Serious Game, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Serious Game, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Serious Game, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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