Sex Is Comedy

Sex Is Comedy

Faking it has never been like this.

Directed by Catherine Breillat

Produced by CB Films, France 2

200294 min5.9 / 10

A witty, behind-the-scenes comedy about filmmaking that uses the absurdity of staging intimacy to explore creative vision, professional friction, and the gap between performance and reality.

A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sex Is Comedy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sex Is Comedy scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Sex Is Comedy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Sex Is Comedy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Sex Is Comedy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sex Is Comedy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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