Break of Dawn

Break of Dawn

Two dangerous men... An unusual friendship... A showdown with death...

Directed by Alexandre Arcady

Produced by Metropolitan Filmexport

2002110 min4.9 / 10

A dark thriller about two desperate men forced into an unlikely partnership while hunted by conspirators and law enforcement, grappling with mortality and survival.

An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian politician. As part of the plan, the two must themselves be murdered in order to make their target appear more powerful. But while their circumstances make them perfect fall guys, their lives are initially spared when the attack descends into chaos. Staying alive thereafter involves the two strangers working together to dodge both fellow conspirators and the police.

Questions people ask

  • Is Break of Dawn scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Break of Dawn violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Break of Dawn sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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

  • Does Break of Dawn end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Break of Dawn, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Break of Dawn, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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