Concrete Night

Concrete Night

Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo

Produced by Plattform Produktion, Bufo

201397 min5.8 / 10

A bleak coming-of-age drama set in urban poverty, centered on a fraught brotherhood as one sibling's criminal trajectory threatens to pull the younger into the same destructive path.

A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.

Questions people ask

  • Is Concrete Night sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

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

  • Is Concrete Night scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

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

  • Is Concrete Night violent? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Concrete Night

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Concrete Night

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Concrete Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Concrete Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Concrete Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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