Low Winter Sun

Low Winter Sun

Who Would You Kill For?

Directed by Adrian Shergold

Produced by Tiger Aspect, Channel 4 Television

2006150 min6.1 / 10

A dark crime drama about a detective's moral descent into murder, driven by revenge and the illusion of control.

Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.

Questions people ask

  • Is Low Winter Sun scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Low Winter Sun end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Low Winter Sun sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Low Winter Sun violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Low Winter Sun easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Low Winter Sun

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Low Winter Sun

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Low Winter Sun, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Low Winter Sun, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Low Winter Sun, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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