Fear & Shame

Fear & Shame

A GQ magazine short film written by and starring Robert Pattinson.

Directed by Vikram Gandhi

20173 min8.1 / 10

A darkly comedic, self-aware short film that uses absurdist humor and meta-performance to explore the anxiety and alienation of fame.

Actor Robert Pattinson takes us into a brief, desperate, hunger-filled moment battling anxiety and fame in the life of Robert Pattinson.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fear & Shame violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Fear & Shame scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Fear & Shame end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Fear & Shame sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Fear & Shame easy watching? 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.

96/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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