
The Duel
Modern problems, Historic solutions
Directed by Justin Matthews, Luke Spencer Roberts
Produced by Pigasus Pictures
A surreal, darkly comedic odyssey that blends existential philosophy with absurdist humor, using a duel and a time-bending cave journey to explore betrayal and meaning.
When a friend group is torn apart by betrayal, they decide to settle their differences in the most old school of ways. Leaving their modern home of Los Angeles, they embark on a bizarre adventure that seemingly takes them back in time across an underground cave river. Cocaine. Existentialism. A four hundred and fifty pound pig. True love. Cosmic jokes. Mexico?
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Duel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does The Duel end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Duel sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Duel violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Duel easy watching? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Duel
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Duel
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Duel, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Duel, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Duel, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































