Red Road

Red Road

Directed by Andrea Arnold

Produced by Sigma Films, Zentropa Entertainments

2006113 min6.5 / 10

A tense, psychologically dark thriller about a woman's obsessive surveillance and revenge plot against the man responsible for her trauma, told with intimate intensity and moral ambiguity.

Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Red Road sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

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

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

  • Is Red Road easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Red Road violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Red Road, and what each one shares →

Like Red Road

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Red Road

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Red Road, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Red Road, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Red Road, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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