Submit to Me

Submit to Me

Directed by Richard Kern

198610 min5.2 / 10

A transgressive experimental film that uses performance, submission, and bodily transgression as a form of underground artistic provocation.

Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard Kern's camera. Originally created for DTNY acid parties; Submit to Me was eventually edited down to 10 minutes and given an accompanying score.

Questions people ask

  • Does Submit to Me end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Submit to Me easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Submit to Me scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Submit to Me violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Submit to Me sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Submit to Me, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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