Returner

Returner

The future could be history.

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki

Produced by Fuji Television Network, Amuse Pictures

2002116 min6.6 / 10

A high-octane sci-fi action film that pairs time-travel stakes with an unlikely partnership, driven by spectacle and forward momentum rather than introspection.

A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.

Questions people ask

  • Is Returner violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Does Returner end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Returner scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Returner easy watching? 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.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Returner, and what each one shares →

Like Returner

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Returner

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Returner, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Returner, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Returner, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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