Cold Souls

Cold Souls

A soul searching comedy.

Directed by Sophie Barthes

Produced by Two Lane Pictures, Winner Arts

2009101 min6.0 / 10

A whimsical, philosophically playful comedy about existential anxiety and the search for meaning, told through the surreal premise of literal soul extraction.

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cold Souls violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Cold Souls sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Cold Souls scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Cold Souls easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Cold Souls 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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