Styx

Styx

Directed by Wolfgang Fischer

Produced by Amour Fou Vienna, Twenty13 Productions

201894 min6.3 / 10

A solitary woman's escape voyage becomes a moral crucible when she encounters a refugee crisis, forcing her to confront her own limits and the weight of human suffering.

Rike is forty, a successful doctor whose job demands everything of her. She intends to use her much-needed annual holiday to fulfill her long-cherished dream of sailing alone from Gibraltar to Ascension, a small tropical island in the middle of the Atlantic. Her desire for a carefree holiday seems to be coming to pass but then, after a storm, her beautiful adventure suddenly turns into an unprecedented challenge when she spots a badly damaged, hopelessly overloaded refugee boat nearby.

Questions people ask

  • Is Styx sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Styx end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Styx scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Styx violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Styx easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Styx

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Styx

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Styx, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Styx, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Styx, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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