Blind Date

Blind Date

A motion picture brilliantly, mysteriously different...as man is from woman!

Directed by Joseph Losey

Produced by Independent Artists, Sydney Box Productions

195995 min5.9 / 10

A noir-inflected mystery where a painter must navigate suspicion and ambiguity after his lover's death, caught between desire and accusation.

Painter Jan Van Rooyer has been art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, an older Frenchwoman who becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to the police to clear his name.

Questions people ask

  • Is Blind Date sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Blind Date end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Blind Date scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Blind Date easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Blind Date 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.

22/ 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

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Blind Date

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blind Date

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blind Date, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blind Date, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blind Date, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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