Grand Expectations

Grand Expectations

One day, she will be president.

Directed by Sylvain Desclous

Produced by Sésame Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

2023105 min6.1 / 10

A dark, intimate thriller about a promising young political couple whose lives are irrevocably altered by a chance encounter, exploring ambition, fate, and moral consequence.

Summer 2019. Just graduated from Sciences Po, Madeleine leaves to prepare the orals of the ENA in Corsica with Antoine, her lover with whom she shares very left-wing political convictions. On a small deserted road, an unexpected encounter will seal their fate.

Questions people ask

  • Is Grand Expectations sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Grand Expectations violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Grand Expectations scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

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

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Grand Expectations

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Grand Expectations

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Grand Expectations, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Grand Expectations, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Grand Expectations, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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