
Le Deuxième Souffle
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Produced by Les Productions Montaigne
A taut French noir crime thriller about a fugitive gangster and the relentless inspector pursuing him through a corrupt underworld of violence and betrayal.
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Clusters
Keywords
Questions people ask
Is Le Deuxième Souffle scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Le Deuxième Souffle violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Le Deuxième Souffle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Le Deuxième Souffle sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Le Deuxième Souffle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble












Everything like Le Deuxième Souffle, and what each one shares →
Like Le Deuxième Souffle
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Le Deuxième Souffle
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Le Deuxième Souffle, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Le Deuxième Souffle, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Le Deuxième Souffle, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































