Like It Never Was Before

Like It Never Was Before

Directed by Susanne Bier

Produced by SF Studios, DR

199599 min5.4 / 10

A quietly tense family drama about a middle-class man's awakening to his own desires during a seaside vacation, where the promise of renewal gives way to the recognition that life can never return to what it was.

The Runeberg family is an ordinary middle class family, with a house in a suburb, a car and three children. By vacationing in a rented house by the sea, the hope is that the tension and anxiety between Rune and Gunnel will disappear. However, instead of spending time with his family, Rune finds himself attracted to a young man, Petrus. Whatever happens next, Rune realizes, it can never be like it was before.

Questions people ask

  • Is Like It Never Was Before violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Like It Never Was Before sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Like It Never Was Before scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Like It Never Was Before end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Like It Never Was Before easy watching? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Like It Never Was Before

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Like It Never Was Before

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Like It Never Was Before, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Like It Never Was Before, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Like It Never Was Before, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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