Bizarre

Bizarre

Directed by Étienne Faure

Produced by Eivissa Productions, Bushwick Factory

201599 min5.3 / 10

A character-driven drama about a homeless young man navigating identity, desire, and belonging within an underground queer community, caught between self-protection and emotional vulnerability.

Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Bizarre end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

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

  • Is Bizarre easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bizarre violent? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Bizarre

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bizarre

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bizarre, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bizarre, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bizarre, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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