The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

No one dared to film it until now!

Directed by Henry King

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1957130 min5.8 / 10

A melancholic portrait of aimless expatriate writers adrift in 1920s Europe, grappling with disillusionment and the search for meaning through excess.

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Sun Also Rises sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is The Sun Also Rises scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Sun Also Rises violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Sun Also Rises 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Sun Also Rises

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Sun Also Rises, But Lighter

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Like The Sun Also Rises, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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