Daylight

Daylight

Some family secrets cannot bear the daylight

Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen

Produced by Eyeworks Film & TV Drama

2013115 min6.7 / 10

A morally complex legal thriller that uses a family's discovery of a hidden autistic brother to interrogate justice, prejudice, and the possibility of innocence in a brutal crime.

Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.

Questions people ask

  • Is Daylight sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Daylight violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Daylight scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Does Daylight end with hope? 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Daylight

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Daylight

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Daylight, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Daylight, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Daylight, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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