Brainstorm

Brainstorm

The door to the mind is open.

Directed by Douglas Trumbull

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1983106 min6.2 / 10

A cerebral sci-fi thriller that uses virtual reality technology to grapple with mortality, consciousness, and the boundary between life and death.

Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Does Brainstorm end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

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

  • Is Brainstorm 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Brainstorm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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