Addition and Subtraction

Addition and Subtraction

Directed by Georges Méliès

Produced by Star Film

19001 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted early cinema trick film that delights in visual illusion and physical comedy through magical transformations.

A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.

Questions people ask

  • Is Addition and Subtraction scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Addition and Subtraction sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Addition and Subtraction violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Addition and Subtraction easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Addition and Subtraction end with hope? 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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