Drone

Drone

Directed by Simon Bouisson

Produced by Haut et Court

2024110 min5.3 / 10

A psychologically complex thriller about surveillance, desire, and agency in the digital age, where a young woman navigates voyeurism, class anxiety, and romantic longing under the gaze of an unknowable technological presence.

Émilie lives in a world of surveillance: her camgirl work; the camera phone lingering on a crush from afar; the headset affording her a drone’s perspective. The same drone that stalks each move she makes, offering inspiration, noting rivals. An unsolicited companion is conspiring with or against her. A financially strapped transplant now living in the Paris suburbs, Émilie is thrust into a high-powered world when she is chosen for a renovation workshop with a prestigious architect. Her classmates come mostly from “filthy rich” backgrounds, like cocky Olivier, who wants Émilie as his conquest. But Émilie has shy eyes only for self-sufficient Mina, whose music builds like a “helicoid.” A drone—unlike any known model—is watching her all along waiting for her next move and paying handily for the privilege.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Drone sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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

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

  • Is Drone 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Drone

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Drone

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Drone, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Drone, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Drone, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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