Sorry Baby

Sorry Baby

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Directed by Feng Xiaogang

Produced by Beijing Forbidden City Film, Huayi Brothers Pictures

199995 min6.5 / 10

A darkly comedic drama about economic desperation and moral compromise, where a working-class driver's escalating scheme to recover unpaid wages spirals into kidnapping and moral ambiguity.

The film tells of the attempts made by a Beijing van driver to obtain his wage arrears from travel agency boss even to the point of kidnapping the latter's Singaporean girlfriend (Jacklyn Wu).

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Sorry Baby scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Sorry Baby violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Sorry Baby sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Sorry Baby 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.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sorry Baby

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sorry Baby

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sorry Baby, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sorry Baby, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sorry Baby, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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