Ares

Ares

Directed by Jean-Patrick Benes

Produced by Gaumont, Cinéfrance 1888

201680 min6.0 / 10

A dystopian thriller set in a collapsed France where brutal televised fights serve as both spectacle and social pressure valve for the desperate and unemployed.

In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights in which the players are legally doped and unscrupulous.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ares violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Ares easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Ares end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Ares scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Ares sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Ares, and what each one shares →

Like Ares

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ares

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ares, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ares, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ares, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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