WΔZ

WΔZ

Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?

Directed by Tom Shankland

Produced by Vertigo Films, UK Film Council

2007104 min5.6 / 10

A dark, philosophically driven neo-noir thriller that uses mathematical symbolism and graphic violence to explore the impossible moral choice between self-preservation and love.

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

Questions people ask

  • Is WΔZ scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is WΔZ easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is WΔZ violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does WΔZ end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is WΔZ sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like WΔZ, and what each one shares →

Like WΔZ

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as WΔZ

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like WΔZ, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like WΔZ, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like WΔZ, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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