Lost Transmissions

Lost Transmissions

Directed by Katharine O'Brien

Produced by Royal Road Entertainment, Underlying Tension

2020105 min5.3 / 10

A sobering, character-driven drama about mental illness and systemic failure, anchored by intimate friendships tested under crisis.

When an acclaimed music producer goes off his medication for schizophrenia, his friends chase him though the LA music scene to help commit him to a psychiatric hospital, revealing the troubling inadequacies of the mental health care system.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lost Transmissions sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Lost Transmissions violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Lost Transmissions end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Lost Transmissions scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Lost Transmissions 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.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Lost Transmissions

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lost Transmissions

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lost Transmissions, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lost Transmissions, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lost Transmissions, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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