
Addition and Subtraction
Directed by Georges Méliès
Produced by Star Film
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.
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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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Like Addition and Subtraction
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Addition and Subtraction
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Addition and Subtraction, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Addition and Subtraction, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Addition and Subtraction, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































