Don't Come Back from the Moon

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Directed by Bruce Thierry Cheung

201998 min5.5 / 10

A haunting, dreamlike meditation on masculine absence and abandonment in a desert town, where the inexplicable vanishing of men leaves women and children to navigate a surreal, melancholic landscape.

The men of a small town on the edge of nowhere mysteriously disappear, one by one, leaving women and children behind to fend for themselves in a desolate and dreamlike world.

Questions people ask

  • Is Don't Come Back from the Moon sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Don't Come Back from the Moon scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Don't Come Back from the Moon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Don't Come Back from the Moon violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Don't Come Back from the Moon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Don't Come Back from the Moon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Don't Come Back from the Moon, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Don't Come Back from the Moon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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