The Silent Storm

The Silent Storm

Love. Desire. Truth.

Directed by Corinna McFarlane

Produced by British Film Company, Neon Films

201498 min5.3 / 10

A tense, melancholic drama about desire and constraint set on a remote Scottish island, where an isolated woman navigates forbidden attraction amid religious and social repression.

An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Silent Storm sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Silent Storm end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Silent Storm violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Silent Storm scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Silent Storm 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Silent Storm

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Silent Storm

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Silent Storm, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Silent Storm, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Silent Storm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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