Incendies

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81/100

MovieNerd Score

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Filmmaking

Overall: 83
Screenplay: 80
Acting: 86
Cinematography: 80
Production: 90
Directing: 90
Concept: 70
Story: 82
Dialogue: 85
Characters: 85
Pacing: 60
Musical Score: 85

Attributes

Entertaining: 60
Uniqueness: 70
How Much I Like It: 80
Twists: 80
Artistry: 80
Fun: 10
Cliche: 0
Cheesy: 0
Broad Appeal: 40
Cerebral: 70
Emotional: 80
Discussion Worthy: 75

Genres

Comedy: ?
Drama: 85
Suspense: ?
Action: ?
Mystery: 80
Thriller: ?
Horror: ?
Adventure: ?
Romance: ?
Science Fiction: ?
Fantasy: ?
Animation: ?

Maturity

Family Friendly: 40
Positive Message: 50
Thematically Mature: 80
Intense: 50
Sexuality: 20
Nudity: 5
Violence: 65
Gore: 10
Crude: 5
Profanity: 5
Scary: 0
Substance Use: 0

2 Reviews

RealEmirHan2026-02-05

80 Overall— Screenplay80 Acting— Cinematography— Production— Concept80 Story— Dialogue— Characters— Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

One of the most disturbing movies ever.

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AreYouWatchingClosely2025-01-06

85 Overall80 Screenplay92 Acting80 Cinematography90 Production70 Concept83 Story85 Dialogue85 Characters85 Musical Score70 Uniqueness60 Entertaining

Love Denis Villeneuve but Incedies is probably my least favorite of his films I've seen so far. Its well made but a lot of it is kind of boring. The last third redeems it and bumps up the score a lot. I'm OK with super slow burn movies, there are tons of slow films that I love but their were plenty of parts in Incendies where I just wanted it to be over. That isn't the production teams fault, the production, acting, directing were still good, it was the mainly the the fault of the script and editing. Overall it works and works pretty well but was uneven with how it was mainly the end that pulls it all together.

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