The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear

Directed by Julien Leclercq

Produced by TF1 Studio, Labyrinthe Films

2024107 min6.2 / 10

A high-stakes survival thriller built on sustained tension and the constant threat of catastrophic failure in a hostile desert environment.

When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team is called upon to make a deadly desert crossing with nitroglycerine in tow.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Wages of Fear scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Wages of Fear easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Wages of Fear violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does The Wages of Fear end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Wages of Fear sad? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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