Leak

Leak

Directed by Jean van de Velde

Produced by All Yours Film

2000105 min6.1 / 10

A morally murky crime thriller about institutional corruption and betrayal, where a rookie cop's entanglement with his criminal childhood friend spirals into a paranoid web of lies and violence.

Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the Dutch crime scene, the film aims at exposing the horrors caused by corruption on both sides of the law. A rookie policeman is coerced into obtaining secret information from a childhood friend turned gangster. The childhood friend turns informant. But his revelations are hardly the most important "leaks" in the story. In fact, the new relationship between old friends goes all wrong, and the young policeman becomes increasingly involved in a deadly web of lies, crimes, treason, and revenge, all seemingly out of control.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Leak end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Leak violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Leak 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Leak

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Leak

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Leak, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Leak, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Leak, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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