Avalon

Avalon

Dare to enter a world of future videogames.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii

Produced by Deiz Production, Media Factory

2001107 min6.5 / 10

A cyberpunk meditation on addiction and the blurred boundary between virtual and real, where a solitary player's obsessive quest for the next level threatens her grip on reality itself.

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?

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Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Avalon violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

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

  • Is Avalon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Avalon, and what each one shares →

Like Avalon

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Avalon

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Avalon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Avalon, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Avalon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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