The Tunnel

The Tunnel

Directed by Pepón Montero

Produced by Pólvora Films, Estela Films

201795 min4.4 / 10

A drama-comedy about trauma and survival that balances the psychological weight of a tunnel collapse with the mundane struggle to reintegrate into normal life.

The thirteen survivors of a catastrophe by a tunnel's collapse tries to balance their experience trapped along 15 days inside it with their day-by-day outside it.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Tunnel sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is The Tunnel violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Tunnel end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

  • Is The Tunnel 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Tunnel

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Tunnel

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Tunnel, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Tunnel, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Tunnel, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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