Hawaii

Hawaii

Directed by Mélissa Drigeard

Produced by Marvelous Productions, France 2 Cinéma

2023104 min5.5 / 10

A darkly comedic pressure-cooker about long-standing friendships tested by mortality and buried resentments, where a false nuclear alarm forces a reckoning.

Nine friends gather every year in their friend Thomas’ hotel in Hawaii. Following a nuclear attack alert, they believe that their last moments are upon them. Years of hidden truths, resentment and bitterness starts to resurface and their friendly annual meeting soon turns into an aggressive score-setting shouting match.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hawaii sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Hawaii violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

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

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

  • Is Hawaii easy watching? 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Hawaii

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hawaii

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hawaii, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hawaii, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hawaii, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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