Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Love is a foolish game

Directed by Liv Ullmann

Produced by Maipo Film, The Apocalypse Films

2014130 min5.6 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic chamber drama about class transgression and desire that unfolds across a single midsummer night, rooted in psychological complexity and social constraint.

Over the course of a midsummer night in 1890s Ireland, the unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.

Questions people ask

  • Does Miss Julie end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Miss Julie sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

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

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

  • Is Miss Julie 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Miss Julie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Miss Julie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Miss Julie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Miss Julie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Miss Julie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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