
Cremaster 3
Directed by Matthew Barney
Produced by Glacier Field LLC
A densely symbolic, visually baroque avant-garde work that uses the Chrysler Building as a metaphysical battleground for competing spiritual and architectural forces.
CREMASTER 3 is set in New York City and narrates the construction of the Chrysler Building, which is in itself a character - host to inner, antagonistic forces at play for access to the process of (spiritual) transcendence. These factions find form in the struggle between Hiram Abiff or the Architect...
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Questions people ask
Does Cremaster 3 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Cremaster 3 scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Cremaster 3 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Cremaster 3 sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Cremaster 3 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.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Cremaster 3
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Cremaster 3
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Cremaster 3, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Cremaster 3, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Cremaster 3, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































