Verboten!

Verboten!

A MAD GENERATION... Spawned In Lust... Consumed By Hate!

Directed by Samuel Fuller

Produced by Globe Enterprises, RKO Radio Pictures

195993 min6.7 / 10

A post-war melodrama about forbidden love between an American soldier and a German woman, caught between personal desire and the moral complexities of occupation and national enmity.

A young American serviceman stationed in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, jeopardises his future after falling in love with a German woman.

Questions people ask

  • Is Verboten! sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Verboten! scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Verboten! end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Verboten! violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Verboten! 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Verboten!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Verboten!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Verboten!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Verboten!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Verboten!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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