The Conversation

The Conversation

Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Produced by The Directors Company, The Coppola Company

1974115 min7.5 / 10

A morally corrosive psychological thriller about surveillance, complicity, and the erosion of conscience in a world where technology enables voyeurism and isolation.

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

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  • Is The Conversation sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

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

  • Is The Conversation one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.

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

  • Is The Conversation violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Conversation 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.

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87/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity92

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Surprise82

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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