Neptune Frost

Neptune Frost

Directed by Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman

Produced by Quiet, Knitting Factory Entertainment

2022110 min5.8 / 10

A visually stunning, genre-defying afrofuturist musical that weaves together queer intimacy, anti-colonial resistance, and spiritual transcendence amid the wreckage of digital capitalism.

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.

Questions people ask

  • Is Neptune Frost sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Neptune Frost end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Neptune Frost scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Neptune Frost violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Neptune Frost easy watching? 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Neptune Frost

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Neptune Frost

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Neptune Frost, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Neptune Frost, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Neptune Frost, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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