
Yella
Directed by Christian Petzold
Produced by Schramm Film, ZDF
A haunting psychological thriller about a woman's fragile escape from control, where reality and dream blur into an unsettling meditation on agency and existence.
A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Yella sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Yella scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Yella end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Yella easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Yella 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Yella
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Yella
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Yella, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Yella, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Yella, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































