The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

Directed by Franny Armstrong

200992 min6.6 / 10

A bleak, intellectually demanding documentary-drama that uses a solitary survivor in a ruined future to interrogate humanity's failure to act on climate change.

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Age of Stupid sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is The Age of Stupid easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Age of Stupid end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Age of Stupid violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is The Age of Stupid scary? 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Age of Stupid

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Age of Stupid

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Age of Stupid, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Age of Stupid, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Age of Stupid, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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