Winter Sleepers

Winter Sleepers

Directed by Tom Tykwer

Produced by X Filme Creative Pool

1997120 min6.9 / 10

A melancholic Alpine drama about interconnected lives fractured by a tragic accident, where grief, memory loss, and moral ambiguity entangle romance with vengeance.

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

Questions people ask

  • Is Winter Sleepers sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Winter Sleepers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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

  • Is Winter Sleepers violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Winter Sleepers easy watching? 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.

Written about

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Winter Sleepers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Winter Sleepers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Winter Sleepers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Winter Sleepers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Winter Sleepers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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