Eggs

Eggs

Directed by Bent Hamer

199586 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comic study of two elderly brothers whose isolated, routinized life is disrupted by the arrival of a long-lost son, exploring themes of displacement, resentment, and the fragility of domestic order.

Two brothers in their seventies, Pa and Moe, have lived together all their lives in a little house in the country, the only interruption being when Pa made a weekend trip to Småland on his moped during the second World War. The past returns when his adult son dating from his Swedish visit, Konrad, comes to live with them after his mother has fallen ill. Soon Moe is about to discover that three is indeed a crowd...

Questions people ask

  • Is Eggs sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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

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

  • Is Eggs easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Eggs scary? 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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Eggs

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Eggs

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Eggs, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Eggs, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Eggs, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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