Freud's Last Session

Freud's Last Session

September 3, 1939. The world is on the brink. A monumental session with two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century over the future of mankind and the existence of God.

Directed by Matt Brown

Produced by WestEnd Films, CAA Media Finance

2023109 min6.6 / 10

An intellectually rigorous historical drama centered on a philosophical debate between two towering minds grappling with faith, meaning, and mortality on the brink of global catastrophe.

On the eve of the Second World War, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud converge for their own personal battle over the existence of God. The film interweaves the lives of Freud and Lewis, past, present, and through fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey.

Questions people ask

  • Is Freud's Last Session violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Freud's Last Session sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Freud's Last Session scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Freud's Last Session end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Freud's Last Session easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Freud's Last Session

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Freud's Last Session, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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