The Apple

The Apple

The Power of Rock... In 1994

Directed by Menahem Golan

Produced by The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

198088 min4.5 / 10

A surreal, high-energy musical fever dream that uses biblical allegory and 1980s excess to satirize the music industry's corrupting power.

In a pseudo-futuristic 1994, a square couple enter the corrupt world of the music industry, and subsequently a maze of drugs, sex, and temptation.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Apple easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is The Apple scary? Somewhat. More frightening 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Apple

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Apple

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Apple, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Apple, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Apple, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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