The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

Who controls your mind?

Directed by Arto Halonen

Produced by Art Films Production, MP Films

2018102 min5.1 / 10

A cerebral, paranoia-tinged thriller set in 1950s Copenhagen that explores the unsettling intersection of mind control, hypnosis, and criminal investigation.

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1951. Criminal investigator Anders Olsen follows the case of a bank robber who eyewitnesses say appears to have been acting under some kind of trance.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Guardian Angel scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Guardian Angel sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Guardian Angel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Guardian Angel violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Guardian Angel 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Guardian Angel

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Guardian Angel

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Guardian Angel, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Guardian Angel, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Guardian Angel, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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