What Richard Did

What Richard Did

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson

Produced by Element Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

201287 min5.7 / 10

A dark, introspective portrait of a privileged teenager's moral collapse following a single violent act that shatters his carefully constructed world.

What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of a Dublin golden-boy and high school rugby star whose world unravels one summer night.

Questions people ask

  • Is What Richard Did sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does What Richard Did end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is What Richard Did violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is What Richard Did easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is What Richard Did scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like What Richard Did

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as What Richard Did

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like What Richard Did, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like What Richard Did, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like What Richard Did, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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