Ellipse

Ellipse

Forget everything you know about weather, gravity, and time

Directed by Joe Bland

Produced by Bland Productions

201976 min4.4 / 10

A cerebral, visually strange survival story about a man and dog stranded on an impossible planet, grappling with time and physics as existential threats.

A man and his dog are stranded on a volatile, oval-shaped planet and are forced to adapt and escape before time destroys them both.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Ellipse scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Ellipse easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Ellipse violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Ellipse end with hope? 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.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Ellipse

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ellipse

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ellipse, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ellipse, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ellipse, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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