Spinning Man

Spinning Man

What you believe, what you know, is all how you spin it.

Directed by Simon Kaijser

Produced by Chimney Poland, Irish Dreamtime

2018100 min5.6 / 10

A cerebral psychological thriller built on suspicion, perception, and the unreliability of truth, where a respected professor becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation that questions what we can actually know.

Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished university. When a female student goes missing, police Detective Malloy has reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in her disappearance.

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  • Does Spinning Man end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Spinning Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Is Spinning Man sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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

  • Is Spinning Man violent? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Spinning Man

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Spinning Man

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Spinning Man, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Spinning Man, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Spinning Man, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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