The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

Go ahead and say it...I'm no good!

Directed by Jean Renoir

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

194771 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected psychological drama where a traumatized sailor becomes entangled with a morally ambiguous woman, caught between desire and self-destruction.

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Woman on the Beach end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Woman on the Beach sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Woman on the Beach scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

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

  • Is The Woman on the Beach 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.

32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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