Deep Water

Deep Water

Directed by Michel Deville

Produced by Eléfilm, Gaumont

198195 min6.1 / 10

A tense marital drama set on a remote island, exploring the corrosive dynamics of a marriage fractured by infidelity and emotional distance.

On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deep Water sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Deep Water violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Deep Water scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Deep Water easy watching? 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Deep Water

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Deep Water

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Deep Water, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Deep Water, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Deep Water, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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