Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

The most beautiful place to be is in love.

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Produced by Recorded Picture Company, UGC

1996116 min6.7 / 10

A sensual coming-of-age romance set in idyllic Tuscany, where a young woman's sexual awakening unfolds amid beauty, loss, and the bittersweet discovery of desire.

Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Stealing Beauty violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Stealing Beauty scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Stealing Beauty easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Stealing Beauty sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Stealing Beauty end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Stealing Beauty

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Stealing Beauty

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Stealing Beauty, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Stealing Beauty, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Stealing Beauty, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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