Teknolust

Teknolust

One part woman. One part science.

Directed by Lynn Hershman-Leeson

Produced by Blue Turtle, Epiphany Productions

200283 min4.4 / 10

A playful, visually inventive sci-fi comedy about a scientist who creates cyborg daughters from her own DNA, blending questions of identity and creation with warmth and whimsy.

Anxious to use artificial life to improve the world, Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist creates a Recipe for Cyborgs and uses her own DNA in order to breed three Self Replicating Automatons, part human, part computer named Ruby, Olive and Marine.

Questions people ask

  • Is Teknolust sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Teknolust violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Does Teknolust end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Teknolust easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Teknolust scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Teknolust

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Teknolust

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Teknolust, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Teknolust, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Teknolust, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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