Duchess

Duchess

Power isn't given... It's taken!

Directed by Neil Marshall

Produced by Cork Films, Ashland Hill Media Finance

2024113 min5.6 / 10

A dark, morally murky thriller about a working-class woman's ruthless ascent through crime and betrayal, driven by survival instinct and the corrupting pursuit of power.

A tough, working-class petty criminal is drawn into the treacherous world of diamond smuggling and morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in the murky underworld.

Questions people ask

  • Is Duchess scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Duchess easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Does Duchess end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Duchess sad? Somewhat. More sad 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.

Written about

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Duchess

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Duchess

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Duchess, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Duchess, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Duchess, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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