Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome

When passion becomes possession.

Directed by Cate Shortland

Produced by Photoplay Films, Screen Australia

2017116 min6.0 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller about romantic entrapment that transforms intimacy into a nightmare of captivity and control.

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

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  • Does Berlin Syndrome end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Berlin Syndrome scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Berlin Syndrome easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Berlin Syndrome violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Berlin Syndrome sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Berlin Syndrome, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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