Frauds

Frauds

He's No Ordinary Insurance Man -- You Can Bet Your Life On It!

Directed by Stephan Elliott

Produced by Latent Image Productions Pty. Ltd., Australian Film Finance Corporation

199390 min6.2 / 10

A darkly playful cat-and-mouse thriller about an insurance investigator who uses elaborate games and manipulation, escalating into a paranoid vendetta with unpredictable stakes.

The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.

Questions people ask

  • Is Frauds scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Frauds end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Frauds easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Frauds sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Frauds 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.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Frauds

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Frauds

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Frauds, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Frauds, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Frauds, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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