Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Directed by Alain Tanner

1976116 min6.8 / 10

A reflective ensemble portrait of disillusioned idealists seeking meaning and community in the aftermath of the sixties, anchored by their collective hopes invested in a child.

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; Myriam, a redhead into tantric sex; and Marie, a supermarket checker who gives unauthorized discounts to the elderly, search for renewed meaning on a communal farm. The title character, a six-year-old child, is the carrier of their hopes for the future.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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