Return to Reason

Return to Reason

Directed by Man Ray

19233 min6.3 / 10

A radical, abstract Dadaist experiment that prioritizes visual sensation and conceptual provocation over narrative or emotional connection.

Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, the light-striped torso of Kiki of Montparnasse (Alice Prin), a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.

Questions people ask

  • Is Return to Reason violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Return to Reason easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Return to Reason end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Return to Reason sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Return to Reason scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity97

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Return to Reason

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Return to Reason

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Return to Reason, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Return to Reason, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Return to Reason, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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