
Bad Poems
There is no future without the past!
Directed by Gábor Reisz
Produced by Les Films du Balibari, Proton Cinema
A melancholic, introspective comedy-drama about a heartbroken man excavating his past to understand love and his place in a confusing present.
33-years old Tamás Merthner is heartbroken, after his girlfriend Anna, who is on a scholarship in Paris, breaks up with him. While wallowing in self-pity, Tamás takes a trip down memory lane to figure out if love only exists when it's practically gone. As he's trying to pick up the pieces, he begins to realize what makes this current society so confused, which gives us a highly subjective view of Hungary's present.
Questions people ask
Is Bad Poems sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Bad Poems violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Bad Poems scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Bad Poems end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Bad Poems 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Bad Poems
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Bad Poems
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Bad Poems, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Bad Poems, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Bad Poems, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































