The Crusade

The Crusade

Directed by Louis Garrel

Produced by Why Not Productions

202167 min5.2 / 10

A warm, optimistic coming-of-age comedy about a teenager's idealistic environmental crusade that tests family bonds and parental understanding.

Abel, Marianne and their 13-year-old son Joseph live together in Paris. Their everyday existence is thrown into turmoil when Abel and Marianne discover that Joseph has secretly sold valuables from the family home to finance a mysterious ecological project he and his friends have in Africa. They’re about to save the planet.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Crusade violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does The Crusade end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Crusade scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Crusade easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Crusade sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Crusade

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Crusade

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Crusade, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Crusade, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Crusade, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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