Stonewall

Stonewall

Where Pride Began

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Produced by Centropolis Entertainment, Lionsgate

2015129 min6.0 / 10

A historical drama about a young gay man's journey to New York and the Stonewall uprising, balancing personal coming-of-age with collective struggle for rights and dignity.

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.

Questions people ask

  • Is Stonewall sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Stonewall scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Stonewall violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does Stonewall end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Stonewall 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.

Written about

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Stonewall

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Stonewall

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Stonewall, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Stonewall, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Stonewall, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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