I Stand Alone

I Stand Alone

In the bowels of France.

Directed by Gaspar Noé

Produced by Les Cinémas de la Zone, Love Streams Productions

199989 min7.4 / 10

A brutally nihilistic descent into the psyche of a working-class man consumed by rage, despair, and violent obsession, told through his poisoned inner monologue.

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Stand Alone easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does I Stand Alone end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is I Stand Alone sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is I Stand Alone violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is I Stand Alone scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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