Winter Light

Winter Light

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Produced by SF Studios

196380 min7.9 / 10

A bleak, meditative examination of spiritual emptiness and human failure, where a pastor's crisis of faith leaves those who depend on him abandoned to their despair.

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

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  • Is Winter Light one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.

  • Is Winter Light sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

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

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

  • Is Winter Light violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Winter Light scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

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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.

Rarity97

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Winter Light

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Winter Light

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Winter Light, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Winter Light, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Winter Light, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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