Amour

Amour

Directed by Michael Haneke

Produced by Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool

2012127 min7.8 / 10

A tender yet devastating portrait of an elderly couple's love tested by illness and mortality, unfolding with deliberate stillness and profound emotional weight.

Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Amour sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Amour one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.

  • Is Amour scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Amour violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Amour end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Amour 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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