Leviathan

Leviathan

Directed by Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Produced by Arrete Ton Cinema, Cinereach

201387 min6.6 / 10

An avant-garde, disorienting documentary that uses fragmented GoPro footage to render industrial fishing as a chaotic, almost alien encounter between humans and the sea.

An experimental portrait of the North American commercial fishing industry through the lens of GoPro cameras placed on a fishing vessel off the coast of New England.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Leviathan violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Leviathan scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Leviathan

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Leviathan

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Leviathan, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Leviathan, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Leviathan, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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