Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance

Time stopped in its tracks... when she pulled the trigger!

Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Produced by Bryan Foy Productions, Eagle-Lion Films (US)

194791 min6.1 / 10

A noir-tinged time-loop tragedy about a woman granted a second chance at 1946 who discovers that fate cannot be cheated, only delayed.

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Repeat Performance scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Repeat Performance end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Repeat Performance easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Repeat Performance violent? 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.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Repeat Performance

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Repeat Performance

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Repeat Performance, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Repeat Performance, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Repeat Performance, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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