Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate

She's losing control again.

Directed by Olivier Assayas

Produced by Margo Films

2007106 min5.0 / 10

A dark, paranoid thriller about manipulation and betrayal across international crime networks, where seduction and murder intertwine with questions of control and complicity.

A beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise that she has been sent to kill him at the behest of her boyfriend/crime partner, Lester. Controlling all this is Sue, Lester's wife.

Questions people ask

  • Does Boarding Gate end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Boarding Gate scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

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

  • Is Boarding Gate violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Boarding Gate sad? 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Boarding Gate

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boarding Gate

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boarding Gate, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boarding Gate, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boarding Gate, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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