Women Talking

Women Talking

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave.

Directed by Sarah Polley

Produced by Plan B Entertainment, Hear/Say Productions

2022104 min6.8 / 10

A deliberate, dialogue-driven examination of faith, trauma, and agency in which isolated women confront systemic abuse and choose their own paths forward.

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

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  • Is Women Talking one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Women Talking sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

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

  • Is Women Talking easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Women Talking end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Women Talking violent? 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Women Talking, and what each one shares →

Like Women Talking

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Women Talking

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Women Talking, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Women Talking, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Women Talking, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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