Shock Troops

Shock Troops

It starts with a surprise … and ends with a shock!

Directed by Costa-Gavras

Produced by Sol Produzione, Les Productions Artistes Associés

1967111 min6.7 / 10

A tense wartime thriller built on suspicion and betrayal, where a rescue mission becomes a paranoid hunt for a hidden enemy within the group.

A French resistance group free twelve soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there's an additional detainee among them suspected of being an enemy spy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shock Troops scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Shock Troops easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Shock Troops violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Shock Troops end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Shock Troops sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise74

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shock Troops

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shock Troops

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shock Troops, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shock Troops, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shock Troops, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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