Travelling Salesman

Travelling Salesman

A cerebral thriller

Directed by Timothy Lanzone

Produced by Fretboard Pictures

201280 min5.5 / 10

A tense, ideas-driven chamber piece about four mathematicians grappling with the moral weight of solving one of mathematics' greatest problems and the government's pressure to weaponize it.

Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees that they must be wary with whom to trust and control their solution. The official offers them a reward of $10 million in exchange for their portion of the algorithm, swaying them by attempting to address their concerns. Only one of the four speaks out against the sale, and in doing so is forced to reveal a dark truth about his portion of the solution. Before they sign a license to the government, however, they wrestle with the ethical consequences of their discovery. -- Wikipedia

Questions people ask

  • Is Travelling Salesman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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

  • Does Travelling Salesman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Travelling Salesman scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Travelling Salesman 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Travelling Salesman

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Travelling Salesman

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Travelling Salesman, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Travelling Salesman, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Travelling Salesman, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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