Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love.... and be loved in return.

Directed by Baz Luhrmann

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Bazmark

2001128 min7.5 / 10

A visually extravagant, emotionally exuberant musical celebration of love and artistic passion set against the doomed romance of a poet and courtesan in Belle Époque Paris.

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Moulin Rouge! one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.

  • Is Moulin Rouge! sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Moulin Rouge! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Moulin Rouge! violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Moulin Rouge! end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Moulin Rouge! easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Moulin Rouge!, and what each one shares →

Like Moulin Rouge!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Moulin Rouge!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Moulin Rouge!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Moulin Rouge!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Moulin Rouge!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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