Madam Satan

Madam Satan

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1930116 min5.9 / 10

A pre-code screwball comedy that blends marital crisis with absurdist spectacle, using masquerade and disaster as vehicles for sexual liberation and romantic redemption.

A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.

Questions people ask

  • Is Madam Satan sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Madam Satan violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Madam Satan end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Madam Satan easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Madam Satan scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Madam Satan

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Madam Satan

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Madam Satan, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Madam Satan, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Madam Satan, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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