Trance

Trance

Don't be a hero.

Directed by Danny Boyle

Produced by Pathe, Film4 Productions

2013101 min6.6 / 10

A tense, mind-bending heist thriller that uses hypnotherapy and unreliable memory to construct a labyrinth of deception and double-crosses.

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Trance scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Trance end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Trance violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Trance easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Trance 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.

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56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Trance, and what each one shares →

Like Trance

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Trance

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Trance, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Trance, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Trance, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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