Tree of Knowledge

Tree of Knowledge

Directed by Nils Malmros

Produced by Per Holst Filmproduktion

1981110 min6.8 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age drama about the arbitrary cruelty of adolescent social hierarchies and the inexplicable isolation of a once-popular girl.

As a group of Danish children pass into adolescence, gradually the most popular girl becomes an outcast, for trivial reasons that she never understands.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tree of Knowledge sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Tree of Knowledge end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Tree of Knowledge violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Tree of Knowledge scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Tree of Knowledge easy watching? 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.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tree of Knowledge

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tree of Knowledge

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tree of Knowledge, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tree of Knowledge, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tree of Knowledge, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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