Night and Fog

Night and Fog

Directed by Alain Resnais

Produced by Argos films

195632 min8.3 / 10

A harrowing, formally austere documentary that bears witness to the Holocaust through archival footage and present-day ruins, demanding moral reckoning from the viewer.

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

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  • Is Night and Fog sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Night and Fog easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Night and Fog violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does Night and Fog end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Night and Fog scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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95/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love97

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Night and Fog, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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