Jubilee

Jubilee

Sex, drugs and punk rock. Add violence and time travel and you have Jubilee.

Directed by Derek Jarman

Produced by Megalovision, Whaley-Malin Productions

1978106 min6.0 / 10

A provocative, surreal punk-rock fever dream that uses time travel and occultism to mount a scathing, darkly comic critique of late-70s Britain's decay and political corruption.

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Questions people ask

  • Does Jubilee end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Jubilee scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Jubilee violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Jubilee easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Jubilee sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Jubilee

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jubilee

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jubilee, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jubilee, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jubilee, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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