Playground

Playground

Childhood can be a dangerous game

Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski

Produced by Film it, Orka

201681 min6.1 / 10

A dark, tension-filled drama about childhood innocence colliding with dangerous impulses, told through an intimate but deeply unsettling encounter.

It's the end of the school year and today is the last chance for 12-year-old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she has fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails the boy to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins out of control and leads to an unexpected ending.

Questions people ask

  • Is Playground easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Playground sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Playground violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Playground scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Playground

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Playground

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Playground, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Playground, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Playground, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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