Downhill

Downhill

A Different Kind of Disaster Movie.

Directed by Jim Rash, Nat Faxon

Produced by Searchlight Pictures, Likely Story

202087 min5.2 / 10

A dark comedy about marital fracture triggered by a near-death experience, using awkwardness and avoidance to explore how crisis reveals what was already broken.

Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Downhill sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Downhill scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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

  • Does Downhill end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Downhill 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Downhill, and what each one shares →

Like Downhill

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Downhill

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Downhill, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Downhill, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Downhill, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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