As We Were Dreaming

As We Were Dreaming

Directed by Andreas Dresen

Produced by ARD

2015117 min6.0 / 10

A character-driven portrait of East German youth navigating identity and belonging in the disorienting aftermath of the Wall's fall.

Andreas Dresen's adaptation of Clemens Meyer's novel about a group of East German friends right after the fall of the Wall.

Questions people ask

  • Is As We Were Dreaming sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does As We Were Dreaming end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is As We Were Dreaming easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is As We Were Dreaming violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is As We Were Dreaming 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

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.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like As We Were Dreaming, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like As We Were Dreaming, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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