Blackbird

Blackbird

Directed by Roger Michell

Produced by Millennium Media, Busted Shark Productions

201998 min6.8 / 10

A tense, intimate family drama centered on mortality and unresolved sibling conflict, where a mother's terminal illness forces a reckoning with love and resentment.

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Blackbird sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Blackbird end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Blackbird scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Blackbird violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Blackbird easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Blackbird, and what each one shares →

Like Blackbird

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blackbird

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blackbird, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blackbird, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blackbird, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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