Indignation

Indignation

Based on the novel by Philip Roth.

Directed by James Schamus

Produced by Likely Story, Symbolic Exchange

2016110 min6.4 / 10

A cerebral, melancholic coming-of-age drama set in 1950s Ohio that grapples with identity, desire, prejudice, and mortality through the eyes of a young Jewish student caught between personal ambition and historical forces.

In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.

Questions people ask

  • Is Indignation sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Indignation scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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

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

  • Is Indignation 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Indignation, and what each one shares →

Like Indignation

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Indignation

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Indignation, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Indignation, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Indignation, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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