The Woman in the Fifth

The Woman in the Fifth

What you can not resist, you may not survive

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

Produced by Haut et Court, Film4 Productions

201184 min5.2 / 10

A noir-tinged psychological thriller about a desperate man's descent into obsession and moral compromise in Paris, where reality and delusion blur dangerously.

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Woman in the Fifth sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Woman in the Fifth scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does The Woman in the Fifth end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Woman in the Fifth easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Woman in the Fifth 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Woman in the Fifth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Woman in the Fifth

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Woman in the Fifth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Woman in the Fifth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Woman in the Fifth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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