Freefall

Freefall

The first step is a killer

Directed by John Irvin

Produced by October Films, Nu World Services

199496 min4.0 / 10

A high-octane action thriller built around infidelity, deception, and escalating violence, where exotic locales and romantic entanglement mask a web of espionage and betrayal.

New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (altitude stuntman) Grant Orion, who practices skydiving. After an initial clash, they become hot lovers, her first infidelity. She's drugged before he leaves unannounced. In London Grant saves her from armed killers and discloses to be an Interpol agent. Dex has an incompatible story but is killed. It's the start of a cascade of violence and charades.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Freefall violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Freefall end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Freefall easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Freefall sad? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Freefall

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Freefall

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Freefall, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Freefall, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Freefall, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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