Wasted Youth

Wasted Youth

Directed by Benjamin Quabeck

Produced by Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion

200397 min6.4 / 10

A spirited comedy-drama about a young man's ambitions in the Munich music scene of 1981, capturing the energy and idealism of the German New Wave era.

The year is 1981, the German New Wave is at the peak. Harry, otherwise Sparkasse trainee, wants to make it big as a manager of the band of his friends, Apollo Schwabing. He has booked the band as the opening act for a concert where the group DAF are the headliners.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wasted Youth scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Wasted Youth violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Wasted Youth easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Wasted Youth end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Wasted Youth sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Wasted Youth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wasted Youth

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wasted Youth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wasted Youth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wasted Youth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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