Burning Palms

Burning Palms

Five Tales That Will F#%! You Up For Life

Directed by Christopher Landon

Produced by Films In Motion

2010112 min5.2 / 10

A provocative, darkly comedic anthology that mines taboo subject matter and social transgression for shock value and satirical effect.

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate

Questions people ask

  • Does Burning Palms end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Burning Palms easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Burning Palms violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Burning Palms scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Burning Palms 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.

Written about

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Burning Palms

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Burning Palms

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Burning Palms, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Burning Palms, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Burning Palms, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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