You, the Living

You, the Living

Directed by Roy Andersson

Produced by Roy Andersson Filmproduktion, Coproduction Office

200793 min7.1 / 10

A rapid-fire, surreal Swedish comedy built from disconnected vignettes that blend absurdist humor, alienation, and deadpan observation into a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern life.

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Questions people ask

  • Is You, the Living one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is You, the Living violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is You, the Living sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is You, the Living scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does You, the Living end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is You, the Living 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.

86/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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