Knife+Heart

Knife+Heart

Directed by Yann Gonzalez

Produced by CG Cinéma, Piano

2018102 min5.9 / 10

A stylish, neon-soaked 1979 Paris thriller that weaves a serial killer mystery with queer desire and artistic ambition, balancing visceral horror with genuine emotional stakes.

In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Knife+Heart one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Knife+Heart violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Knife+Heart scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Knife+Heart end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Knife+Heart sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Knife+Heart easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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Rarity95

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Surprise8

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Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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