Broadway by Light

Broadway by Light

Directed by William Klein

Produced by Argos films

195811 min6.8 / 10

An experimental visual poem that transforms Times Square's neon landscape into a dazzling, ambiguous meditation on urban spectacle, commerce, and the tension between glamour and decay.

An experimental meditation on Times Square's marquees and iconic advertising that captures the concurrently seedy and dazzling aspects of New York's Great White Way.

Questions people ask

  • Is Broadway by Light violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Broadway by Light scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Broadway by Light easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Broadway by Light end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Broadway by Light 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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