Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Produced by SF Studios

195791 min8.1 / 10

A meditative journey through memory and regret, where an aging professor's road trip becomes a reckoning with his own unlived life and the possibility of redemption.

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

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  • Is Wild Strawberries sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Wild Strawberries violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Wild Strawberries one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is Wild Strawberries scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Wild Strawberries easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Wild Strawberries end with hope? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity93

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Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Wild Strawberries

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wild Strawberries, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wild Strawberries, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wild Strawberries, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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