Maktub

Maktub

Don't Play with Faith

Directed by Oded Raz

Produced by Terra Firma Films

2017100 min7.2 / 10

Steve & Chuma , two criminals are the sole survivors of a terrorist attack at a restaurant in Jerusalem. They decide to change their ways and become flesh and blood angels. They go on a journey of wish fulfilment for people who write requests on paper and put between the sacred stones of the Wailing Wall.

Questions people ask

  • Does Maktub end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Maktub easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Maktub scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Maktub violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Maktub sad? 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.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Maktub

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Maktub

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Maktub, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Maktub, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Maktub, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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