The Other Side of the Underneath

The Other Side of the Underneath

Directed by Jane Arden

Produced by Jack Bond Productions

1972120 min6.4 / 10

A surreal, psychologically probing descent into a woman's fractured mind, where societal sexual repression manifests as fragmented identity and existential torment.

A therapist looks into the mind of a woman diagnosed as schizophrenic and finds, not madness, but tortured sexual guilt created by the taboos of society.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Other Side of the Underneath sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Other Side of the Underneath scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Other Side of the Underneath easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Other Side of the Underneath end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Other Side of the Underneath 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Other Side of the Underneath, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Other Side of the Underneath, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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