Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Life Stings

Directed by Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen

Produced by Les Films du Poisson

200782 min7.0 / 10

A delicate, interconnected portrait of three women navigating displacement, disappointment, and unexpected compassion in modern Tel Aviv.

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jellyfish sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Jellyfish violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Jellyfish scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jellyfish easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does Jellyfish 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Jellyfish

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jellyfish

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jellyfish, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jellyfish, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jellyfish, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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