Alarm

Alarm

Wake up!

Directed by Jang Moo-hyun

Produced by Mesai

20099 min6.0 / 10

A surreal, energetic animated short that transforms the mundane morning alarm into a playful internal battle between desire and obligation, rendered through dream logic and anthropomorphized objects.

Snooze buttons, sunlight…the inescapable cacophony of alarm alerts: waking up in the morning is a battle between the present and the future state of mind. A dream-like war with yourself and other objects that seem to take a life of its own.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Alarm sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Alarm end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

  • Is Alarm scary? 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Alarm

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.

Like Alarm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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