I Am Love

I Am Love

Directed by Luca Guadagnino

Produced by First Sun, Mikado Film

2010120 min6.7 / 10

A sensual, visually sumptuous exploration of desire and awakening within the constraints of bourgeois marriage and family duty.

Emma has left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.

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Questions people ask

  • Is I Am Love sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is I Am Love violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is I Am Love scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is I Am Love easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does I Am Love end with hope? 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.

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53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like I Am Love, and what each one shares →

Like I Am Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I Am Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I Am Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Am Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Am Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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