Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Produced by Obshchestvennoe Rossiyskoe Televidenie, CTB Film Company

199885 min5.8 / 10

A tense, morally murky war drama about soldiers trapped in an ambiguous conflict where the line between civilian and combatant dissolves into paranoia and dread.

A group Russian soldiers is send to an outpost to guard the area. They pass the day patroulling the area, while being shot at from the forest. They never know if the civillions are hostile or friendly to them.

Questions people ask

  • Is Checkpoint scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

  • Is Checkpoint violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Checkpoint end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Checkpoint easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Checkpoint

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Checkpoint

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Checkpoint, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Checkpoint, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Checkpoint, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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