
Things Behind the Sun
Sex, drugs and a lost soul.
Directed by Allison Anders
Produced by Sidekick Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment
A dark, introspective drama about trauma and guilt in which two damaged people confront painful secrets from their shared past.
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Things Behind the Sun sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Things Behind the Sun easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Things Behind the Sun end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Things Behind the Sun scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Things Behind the Sun violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Things Behind the Sun
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Things Behind the Sun
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Things Behind the Sun, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Things Behind the Sun, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Things Behind the Sun, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































