Fish & Cat

Fish & Cat

The circles of time! Is it possible to escape?

Directed by Shahram Mokri

Produced by Trigon Films, Kanoon Iran Novin

2013142 min6.4 / 10

A claustrophobic, paranoia-soaked thriller where students become trapped in an escalating nightmare of suspicion and bizarre entrapment, told in a single continuous take.

A group of students travel to a remote region to participate in a kite-flying event. Next to their camp by the lakeside, they find a restaurant with cooks that treat the students with suspicion. Bizarre events lead to a complicated situation, from which the students cannot escape.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fish & Cat scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Does Fish & Cat end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Fish & Cat easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Fish & Cat sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Fish & Cat violent? 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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Fish & Cat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fish & Cat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fish & Cat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fish & Cat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fish & Cat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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