Before the Flood
The science is clear, the future is not.
Directed by Fisher Stevens
Produced by RatPac Documentary Films, Appian Way
A sobering yet solution-oriented documentary that marshals scientific evidence and global perspectives to confront climate catastrophe while maintaining a thread of possibility.
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.
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Is Before the Flood sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Before the Flood violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Before the Flood scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Before the Flood end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Before the Flood 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.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Before the Flood, and what each one shares →
Like Before the Flood
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Before the Flood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Before the Flood, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Before the Flood, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Before the Flood, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
