The Platform

The Platform

There are 3 kinds of people; the ones above, the ones below, and the ones who fall.

Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Produced by Basque Films, Mr. Miyagi

201995 min7.0 / 10

A bleak, intellectually rigorous allegory about systemic inequality and survival that uses a vertical prison as a crucible for examining human nature under scarcity and oppression.

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Platform scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Platform sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Platform violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Platform easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

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.

69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Platform, and what each one shares →

Like The Platform

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Platform

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Platform, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Platform, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Platform, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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