The Cuckoo's Curse

The Cuckoo's Curse

Be careful who enters your nest.

Directed by Mar Targarona

Produced by Rodar y Rodar, Barry Films

202399 min5.3 / 10

A home-swap thriller that exploits the vulnerability of inviting strangers into intimate domestic spaces, building paranoia and moral ambiguity around trust and violation.

Two couples, Marc and Anna, from Spain, and Hans and Olga, from Germany, swap their homes for vacation.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Cuckoo's Curse end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo's Curse scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo's Curse sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo's Curse easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo's Curse violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Cuckoo's Curse

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cuckoo's Curse

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cuckoo's Curse, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cuckoo's Curse, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cuckoo's Curse, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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