A Thousand Times Good Night

A Thousand Times Good Night

She risked life and family to change the world.

Directed by Erik Poppe

Produced by Newgrange Pictures, Zentropa International Sweden

2013111 min6.8 / 10

A morally complex drama about a war photographer torn between her calling to document human suffering and her duty to her family, grounded in intimate domestic conflict.

On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s top war photojournalists - gets badly hurt. Back home, another bomb drops as her husband and daughters give her an ultimatum: her work or her family.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Thousand Times Good Night sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Times Good Night violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Times Good Night scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does A Thousand Times Good Night end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Times Good Night 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.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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