Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

Directed by Liliana Cavani

Produced by Lotar Film Productions, Clesi Cinematografica

1977127 min5.7 / 10

A cerebral, philosophically dense drama exploring the intellectual and romantic entanglement of three brilliant minds grappling with ideas of love, meaning, and human connection.

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young Russian intellectual and draw her into a ménage-à-trois.

Questions people ask

  • Is Beyond Good and Evil violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Beyond Good and Evil sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Beyond Good and Evil scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Beyond Good and Evil end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Beyond Good and Evil 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.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Beyond Good and Evil, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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