Beware of Children

Beware of Children

When do you really grow up?

Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud

Produced by Motlys, Plattform Produktion

2019157 min7.3 / 10

A morally complex drama about childhood culpability and class politics, where a serious accident between two children from opposing political families forces adults and children alike to confront uncomfortable questions about responsibility and justice.

During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Beware of Children end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Beware of Children scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Beware of Children violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Beware of Children 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.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Beware of Children

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Beware of Children

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Beware of Children, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Beware of Children, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Beware of Children, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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