Mosul

Mosul

Directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan

Produced by AGBO

2019102 min6.7 / 10

A gritty, tension-filled account of a local police unit's desperate guerrilla fight to reclaim their city from ISIS occupation.

When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle to save their home city of Mosul.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Mosul violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Mosul sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Mosul scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Mosul easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Mosul end with hope? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Mosul, and what each one shares →

Like Mosul

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mosul

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mosul, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mosul, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mosul, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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