The Fox

The Fox

The Fox ... symbol of the male.

Directed by Mark Rydell

Produced by Motion Pictures International

1967110 min6.3 / 10

A tense, psychologically complex love triangle set on an isolated farm that uses a stranger's arrival to expose the fraught, unspoken desires between two women.

Jill Banford and Ellen March have built a good life together on a hardscrabble Canadian farm. Then handsome Paul Grenfell enters their isolated world, and sets friend against friend. But is Paul the real trouble between Jill and Ellen? Or has his presence merely awakened the unspoken, unexplored sexual tension that always existed between the women?

Questions people ask

  • Does The Fox end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Fox sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Fox scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Fox easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Fox violent? 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.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Fox

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Fox

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Fox, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Fox, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Fox, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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