Wrong Move

Wrong Move

Directed by Wim Wenders

Produced by Wim Wenders Stiftung, Albatros Produktion

1975105 min6.7 / 10

A contemplative, melancholic road film about a directionless man adrift in his own life, encountering fragmented souls while grappling with purposelessness and the weight of existence.

Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives him a ticket to Bonn, telling him to live. On the train he meets an older man, an athlete in the 1936 Olympics, and his mute teen companion, Mignon. She's an acrobat in market squares for spare change.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wrong Move sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Wrong Move end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Wrong Move violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Wrong Move easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Wrong Move scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Wrong Move

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wrong Move

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wrong Move, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wrong Move, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wrong Move, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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