Small Deaths

Small Deaths

Directed by Lynne Ramsay

Produced by NFTS

199611 min6.6 / 10

An intimate, memory-driven triptych exploring the small losses and quiet awakenings of childhood in a Glasgow housing scheme.

Based on personal memories and experiences of childhood, set in and around a Glasgow housing scheme. A triptych of moments of reflection and loss in one girl's childhood and adolescence.

Questions people ask

  • Is Small Deaths sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Small Deaths scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Small Deaths violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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

  • Is Small Deaths 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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Small Deaths

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Small Deaths

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Small Deaths, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Small Deaths, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Small Deaths, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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