The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm

Directed by Fred Schepisi

Produced by Paper Bark Films Pty. Ltd., RMB Productions

2011114 min4.8 / 10

A claustrophobic, psychologically probing deathbed drama that examines family dysfunction, mortality, and the gap between public persona and private truth.

In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London, and daughter Dorothy, a divorced and down at heel princess, convene at her deathbed. They come to make sure they can leave Australia with their hefty inheritance.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Eye of the Storm sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Eye of the Storm violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does The Eye of the Storm end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Eye of the Storm scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Eye of the Storm 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Eye of the Storm, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Eye of the Storm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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