Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Do not look in her eyes.

Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

Produced by Le Grisbi Productions, 141 Entertainment

2022102 min6.4 / 10

A darkly surreal thriller about a dangerous young woman with psychokinetic powers navigating the criminal underworld of New Orleans, blending supernatural strangeness with noir atmosphere.

A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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