Okja

Okja

We needed a miracle. And then we got one.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho

Produced by Kate Street Picture Company, Plan B Entertainment

2017120 min7.3 / 10

A visually inventive, emotionally earnest adventure about a girl's bond with a creature and her defiant stand against corporate exploitation.

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Okja end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Okja easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Okja violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Okja sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Okja 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.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Okja, and what each one shares →

Like Okja

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Okja

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Okja, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Okja, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Okja, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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