Cream

Cream

Directed by David Firth

Produced by Brainfeeder Films

201613 min7.5 / 10

A darkly satirical animated short that uses absurdist humor and creepy imagery to skewer technological utopianism and consumer culture's false promises.

The time has come for CREAM - the latest product that will fix your life. This is the story of Dr. Bellifer, a scientific genius, who after years of smashing particles together, reveals his revolutionary new product: a cream with the power to fix all of the world’s problems.

Questions people ask

  • Does Cream end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Cream easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Cream violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

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

  • Is Cream sad? 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.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Cream

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cream

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cream, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cream, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cream, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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