Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

A single bullet can change history.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures

2001131 min7.4 / 10

A tense, melancholic cat-and-mouse duel between two snipers amid the frozen devastation of Stalingrad, grounded in historical tragedy and personal stakes.

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

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  • Is Enemy at the Gates scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Enemy at the Gates sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Enemy at the Gates violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Enemy at the Gates easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Enemy at the Gates end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

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74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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