Kafka

Kafka

To solve a mystery he will enter a nightmare.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Produced by Pricel, Baltimore Pictures

199198 min6.4 / 10

A paranoid, labyrinthine thriller that uses Kafka's life and sensibility to explore themes of bureaucratic control, surveillance, and the individual's powerlessness against vast, inscrutable systems.

After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kafka scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

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

  • Does Kafka end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kafka violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

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36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kafka

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kafka

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kafka, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kafka, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kafka, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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