Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

Some love breaks outside the boundaries of sanity.

Directed by Paul Dalio

Produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

2016102 min6.0 / 10

An intimate, emotionally turbulent romance between two mentally ill poets that explores the intoxicating and destructive nature of passionate connection.

Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.

Questions people ask

  • Is Touched with Fire sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Touched with Fire violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Touched with Fire scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Touched with Fire easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Touched with Fire end with hope? 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Touched with Fire

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Touched with Fire

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Touched with Fire, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Touched with Fire, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Touched with Fire, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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