Blind Shaft

Blind Shaft

Directed by Li Yang

Produced by Tag Spledour and Films, Bronze Age Films

200392 min7.5 / 10

A bleak, morally corrosive crime drama about two miners trapped in a cycle of murder and extortion, where conscience begins to crack under the weight of complicity.

Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Blind Shaft easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Blind Shaft violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Blind Shaft scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Blind Shaft

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blind Shaft

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blind Shaft, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blind Shaft, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blind Shaft, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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