
Medium Cool
Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.
Directed by Haskell Wexler
Produced by H&J Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures
A politically urgent, formally experimental documentary-inflected drama about a journalist's awakening to institutional complicity and the erosion of truth in an age of surveillance and social upheaval.
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
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Questions people ask
Is Medium Cool scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Medium Cool sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Medium Cool end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Medium Cool violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Medium Cool easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Medium Cool
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Medium Cool
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Medium Cool, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Medium Cool, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Medium Cool, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.






















































