Metalhead

Metalhead

Directed by Ragnar Bragason

Produced by Mystery Ísland, Hummelfilm

201397 min7.4 / 10

A melancholic portrait of adolescent grief and isolation in 1990s Iceland, where a young girl channels her trauma through metal music in search of meaning and escape.

A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.

Questions people ask

  • Is Metalhead sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Metalhead one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.

  • Does Metalhead end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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

  • Is Metalhead easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Metalhead scary? 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.

88/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Metalhead, and what each one shares →

Like Metalhead

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Metalhead

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Metalhead, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Metalhead, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Metalhead, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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