Aloners

Aloners

Living alone is fine, but being alone is hard.

Directed by Hong Sung-eun

Produced by Korean Academy of Film Arts, Korean Film Council

202191 min6.8 / 10

A quiet, introspective drama about isolation and the reluctant human connection that emerges when two solitary people are forced into proximity.

Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone – until she is suddenly tasked with training a new recruit.

Questions people ask

  • Is Aloners violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Aloners sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

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

  • Does Aloners 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.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Aloners

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Aloners

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Aloners, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Aloners, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Aloners, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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