Aftersun

Aftersun

Memory burns.

Directed by Charlotte Wells

Produced by PASTEL, BBC Film

2022101 min7.6 / 10

A tender, melancholic meditation on memory and the gap between a child's perception of her father and the hidden struggles beneath a shared vacation.

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

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  • Is Aftersun sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Aftersun violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Aftersun scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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

  • Is Aftersun easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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85/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Aftersun

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Aftersun

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Aftersun, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Aftersun, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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