
Clean
When you don't have a choice, you change.
Directed by Olivier Assayas
Produced by Rectangle Productions, Haystack Productions
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.
Clusters
Genres
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.


























































