Entropy

Entropy

The hardest thing to do in life is direct your own.

Directed by Phil Joanou

Produced by Tribeca Productions, Interlight

1999104 min5.9 / 10

A self-aware, digressive comedy-drama about creative struggle and personal chaos, told with irreverent humor and meta-textual playfulness.

Entropy is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a young director struggling to make a film for a despotic studio while his life falls apart around him. Along the way, he goes on tour with U2 to help them make a music video, gets married in Vegas, and has a conversation with his cat.

Questions people ask

  • Is Entropy violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Entropy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Entropy sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Entropy end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Entropy 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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Entropy

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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