Test Pattern

Test Pattern

Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

Directed by Shatara Michelle Ford

Produced by 120E Films, It Was Written Productions

202183 min6.9 / 10

A harrowing, intimate examination of trauma, power, and the fracturing of a relationship in the aftermath of sexual assault.

A relationship is put to the test after the girlfriend is sexually assaulted and the boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit.

Questions people ask

  • Is Test Pattern sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Test Pattern easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Test Pattern end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

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

  • Is Test Pattern scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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