The Entertainer

The Entertainer

As the applause grew fainter … As the spotlight grew dimmer … His women were younger!

Directed by Tony Richardson

Produced by Woodfall Film Productions, Continental

1960104 min6.2 / 10

A bleak, introspective portrait of a fading vaudeville performer clinging to relevance amid personal and professional collapse, steeped in British kitchen-sink realism and the melancholy of obsolescence.

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Entertainer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

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

  • Is The Entertainer violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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

  • Is The Entertainer scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Entertainer

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Same Mood as The Entertainer

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Entertainer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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