Fatherland

Fatherland

Directed by Christopher Menaul

Produced by HBO

1994106 min6.3 / 10

A dark alternate-history thriller that grapples with the suppression of Holocaust atrocities and the moral stakes of exposing historical truth.

Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Fatherland scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

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

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

  • Is Fatherland violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Fatherland

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fatherland

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fatherland, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fatherland, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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