My Winnipeg

My Winnipeg

The truth is relative.

Directed by Guy Maddin

Produced by Everyday Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures

200880 min6.9 / 10

A dreamlike, formally inventive meditation on memory and place that blurs fact and fantasy to excavate the emotional truth of a beloved city.

The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s film. Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this work, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Does My Winnipeg end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is My Winnipeg easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is My Winnipeg 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.

69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like My Winnipeg

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as My Winnipeg

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like My Winnipeg, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like My Winnipeg, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Winnipeg, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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