The Storm

The Storm

May love fill your life enough to withstand this world's great rains.

Directed by Busifan

Produced by Horgos Coloroom Pictures, CHARM ANIMATION

2024102 min6.5 / 10

A tender animated fable about a poor man's redemptive act of love in adopting a foundling child, grounded in compassion amid hardship.

Poverty-stricken Daguzi encounters a child - Mantou - floating downstream at the river bank, he decides to take him by his side as his son, with compassion and affection.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Storm easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Storm scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does The Storm end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is The Storm sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Storm 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.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Storm

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Storm

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Storm, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Storm, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Storm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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