
A Serious Game
Directed by Pernilla August
Produced by B-Reel Films, SVT
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.
Clusters
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.




























































