Adoration

Adoration

Some stories are too dangerous to tell.

Directed by Atom Egoyan

Produced by Serendipity Point Films, ARP Sélection

2009100 min5.9 / 10

A morally complex drama about a teenager's dangerous blurring of truth and fiction that spirals into public controversy, exploring how stories reshape identity and family bonds.

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Adoration scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Adoration sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Adoration violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Adoration end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Adoration 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Adoration

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Adoration

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Adoration, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Adoration, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Adoration, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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