
Love Is Colder Than Death
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Antiteater-X-Film
A morally murky crime drama about desire and coercion in the underworld, where love and violence blur into an ambiguous, melancholic entanglement.
Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.
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Questions people ask
Does Love Is Colder Than Death end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Love Is Colder Than Death sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Love Is Colder Than Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Love Is Colder Than Death scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Love Is Colder Than Death violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.
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Like Love Is Colder Than Death
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Love Is Colder Than Death
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Love Is Colder Than Death, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Love Is Colder Than Death, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Love Is Colder Than Death, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































