The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

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Directed by Terry Gilliam

Produced by Alacran Pictures, Tornasol Media

2018133 min6.7 / 10

A surreal, meta-textual adventure that blends Don Quixote's idealistic delusions with a filmmaker's reckoning with his past, oscillating between whimsy and regret.

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Man Who Killed Don Quixote end with hope? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity85

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Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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