Patrick

Patrick

Sometimes to get what you want, you have to not want what you want.

Directed by Tim Mielants

Produced by Versus Production, Topkapi Films

201992 min6.6 / 10

A gently comedic, character-driven journey through a naturist community where a simple quest for a lost hammer becomes an exploration of desire, acceptance, and letting go.

Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camping grounds.

Questions people ask

  • Is Patrick violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Patrick scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Patrick easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Patrick sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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

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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Patrick

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Patrick

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Patrick, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Patrick, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Patrick, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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