Four Minutes

Four Minutes

Directed by Chris Kraus

Produced by Kordes & Kordes Film, Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG

2006112 min6.8 / 10

A redemptive drama about an unlikely mentorship between a young killer and an elderly piano teacher, where music becomes a path toward transformation and human connection.

Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once was.

Questions people ask

  • Is Four Minutes sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Four Minutes end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Four Minutes scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Four Minutes easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Four Minutes 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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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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