Locked Up

Locked Up

Love behind bars

Directed by Jörg Andreas

Produced by Cazzo Film

200584 min4.9 / 10

A dark, intimate drama about two men forging a romantic bond amid the violence and hostility of prison, where their love becomes both refuge and target.

Dennis is a new inmate. Mike is an older black inmate. Together the two face hostile prison officals and inmates in their attempts to become a loving couple.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Locked Up scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Does Locked Up end with hope? 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Locked Up

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Locked Up

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Locked Up, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Locked Up, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Locked Up, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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