Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

Truth has a witness

Directed by John Boorman

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, Pleskow/Spikings Productions

1995100 min6.5 / 10

A tense political thriller that uses one woman's personal trauma as a lens into the violence and oppression of 1980s Burma.

Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.

Questions people ask

  • Is Beyond Rangoon sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Beyond Rangoon scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Beyond Rangoon violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Beyond Rangoon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Beyond Rangoon end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Beyond Rangoon

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Beyond Rangoon

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Beyond Rangoon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Beyond Rangoon, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Beyond Rangoon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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