A Thousand and One Nights
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto
Produced by Mushi Production
A surreal, adult-oriented animated odyssey through Arabian fantasy that blends erotic content with tragic misadventure and existential longing.
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
Questions people ask
Is A Thousand and One Nights sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Thousand and One Nights violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does A Thousand and One Nights end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is A Thousand and One Nights easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Thousand and One Nights scary? 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.
Distinctly its own thing.
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 Thousand and One Nights
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Thousand and One Nights
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Thousand and One Nights, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Thousand and One Nights, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Thousand and One Nights, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
