Passion

Passion

No backstabbing. Just business.

Directed by Brian De Palma

Produced by Integral Film, France 2 Cinéma

2013101 min5.2 / 10

A dark, tense workplace thriller built on seduction, betrayal, and escalating violence between two women locked in a cycle of manipulation and revenge.

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Passion scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Passion end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Passion violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Passion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Passion sad? 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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16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Passion, and what each one shares →

Like Passion

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Passion

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Passion, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Passion, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Passion, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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