Cutting Moments

Cutting Moments

Directed by Douglas Buck

Produced by Voice in the Head Productions, The New School

199729 min5.8 / 10

A deeply disturbing portrait of suburban entrapment and psychological disintegration, where accumulated resentment erupts into graphic self-destruction and violence.

In the center of a monotonous suburban existence, Sarah lives silently and in subservience to her icy husband Patrick. They have been together far too long, and Patrick's affections for his wife have all but vanished. Instead, his sexual urges are tempting him to lust after their own son. Realizing how far gone her husband is, Sarah undertakes drastic, shockingly sickening measures to salvage some sense of her life and purge her years of festering resentment.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cutting Moments violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Cutting Moments easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Cutting Moments end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Cutting Moments sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Cutting Moments scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Cutting Moments

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cutting Moments

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Like Cutting Moments, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cutting Moments, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cutting Moments, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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