Blindness

Blindness

Your vision of the world will change forever.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Produced by Alliance Films, 20th Century Fox Brazil

2008121 min6.5 / 10

A harrowing plague narrative that uses sudden blindness as a lens to explore societal collapse, human degradation, and the fragile bonds that sustain survival.

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

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Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Blindness scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Blindness end with hope? 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.

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54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Blindness, and what each one shares →

Like Blindness

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blindness

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blindness, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blindness, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blindness, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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