Five Days One Summer

Five Days One Summer

An obsession, a love, a memory.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Produced by The Ladd Company

1982108 min5.7 / 10

A morally fraught 1930s romance set against Alpine grandeur, where desire and deception collide amid the beauty and danger of mountaineering.

A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife.

Questions people ask

  • Is Five Days One Summer sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Five Days One Summer violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Five Days One Summer end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Five Days One Summer easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Five Days One Summer 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Five Days One Summer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Five Days One Summer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Five Days One Summer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Five Days One Summer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Five Days One Summer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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