Cremaster 2

Cremaster 2

Directed by Matthew Barney

199979 min6.3 / 10

A densely symbolic, avant-garde Western that uses biological abstraction and surreal imagery to explore themes of division, resistance, and systemic equilibrium.

CREMASTER 2 is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1.

Questions people ask

  • Does Cremaster 2 end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Cremaster 2 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Cremaster 2 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Cremaster 2 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Cremaster 2 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cremaster 2

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cremaster 2

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cremaster 2, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cremaster 2, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cremaster 2, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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