Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure

Directed by Errol Morris

Produced by Sony Pictures Classics

2008117 min6.8 / 10

A rigorous, unflinching documentary investigation into the systemic dehumanization and moral collapse at Abu Ghraib, told through photographs and testimony.

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Questions people ask

  • Is Standard Operating Procedure easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Standard Operating Procedure sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Standard Operating Procedure scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Standard Operating Procedure end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Standard Operating Procedure violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

54/ 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

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Standard Operating Procedure

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Standard Operating Procedure

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Standard Operating Procedure, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Standard Operating Procedure, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Standard Operating Procedure, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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