Brick Lane

Brick Lane

Directed by Sarah Gavron

Produced by Ruby Films, Film4 Productions

2007102 min5.5 / 10

A intimate, melancholic portrait of a Bangladeshi woman navigating arranged marriage, cultural displacement, and desire in east London.

The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Brick Lane scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Brick Lane violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Brick Lane easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Brick Lane 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Brick Lane

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Brick Lane

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Brick Lane, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Brick Lane, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Brick Lane, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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