Windows

Windows

Directed by Peter Greenaway

19744 min6.5 / 10

A darkly playful, conceptual documentary-essay that catalogs deaths by window-fall as a deadpan meditation on mortality, politics, and the absurdity of cataloging human tragedy.

A sort of documentary on the people known to have fallen out of windows in a certain time frame in a certain geographical location. One of Greenaway's early short films.

Questions people ask

  • Does Windows end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Windows easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Windows sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Windows scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Windows violent? Somewhat. More violent 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.

64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Windows

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Windows

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Windows, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Windows, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Windows, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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