Work in Progress

Work in Progress

Directed by José Luis Guerín

Produced by Ovídeo TV S.A., INA

2001125 min6.4 / 10

A patient observational documentary that uses the construction of a Barcelona apartment building as a lens for examining labor, urban transformation, and the human stories embedded in everyday work.

An author spends a year and a half filming what happens as a new apartment building is built in a neighborhood of Barcelona.

Questions people ask

  • Is Work in Progress violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Work in Progress scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Work in Progress easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Work in Progress sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Work in Progress 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Work in Progress, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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