Clean

Clean

When you don't have a choice, you change.

Directed by Olivier Assayas

Produced by Rectangle Productions, Haystack Productions

2004111 min6.4 / 10

A somber, introspective portrait of addiction recovery and maternal estrangement, grounded in the daily struggle to rebuild a fractured life.

After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.

Questions people ask

  • Is Clean sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

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

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

  • Is Clean easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Clean 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Clean

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Clean

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Clean, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Clean, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Clean, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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