The Burning Sea

The Burning Sea

The biggest disaster lies ahead of us.

Directed by John Andreas Andersen

Produced by Fantefilm, Chezville

2021104 min6.6 / 10

A tense disaster thriller that escalates from industrial catastrophe to existential threat, driven by mounting dread and the race to prevent something worse.

An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.

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

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

  • Is The Burning Sea scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Burning Sea sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Burning Sea violent? 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.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Like The Burning Sea, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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