Intermission

Intermission

Life is what happens in between.

Directed by John Crowley

Produced by UK Film Council, Portman Film

2003105 min6.2 / 10

A darkly comedic ensemble piece about small-town chaos sparked by a messy breakup, balancing irreverent humor with genuine emotional stakes and interconnected lives.

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Intermission easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Intermission sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Intermission violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Intermission 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.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Intermission

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Intermission

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Intermission, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Intermission, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Intermission, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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