Blame Game

Blame Game

Trust no one.

Directed by Philipp Leinemann

Produced by Walker & Worm Film, Hellinger / Doll Filmproduktion

2019105 min5.9 / 10

A morally murky geopolitical thriller about complicity and corruption, where institutional systems and profit motives blur the line between hero and villain.

Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.

Questions people ask

  • Is Blame Game scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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

  • Is Blame Game sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Blame Game easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Blame Game violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Blame Game

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blame Game

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blame Game, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blame Game, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blame Game, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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