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The Woman in the Fifth (2011) · CriticCrunch

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The Woman in the Fifth

Movie2011·84 min

The Woman in the Fifth

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

Drama Mystery Thriller

A drama mystery film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 97%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.2/10

125 ratings

About The Woman in the Fifth

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, obsession, identity self discovery, paris, romantic partners, parent child, outsider misfit, everyman, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski
Language: French

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig

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How The Woman in the Fifth Ranks

All movies

Top 97%

2010s movies

Top 96%

Drama movies

Top 97%

Paweł Pawlikowski films#4 of 4

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the vibe

The Woman in the Fifth Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintensemind-bendingseriouspersonalhauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

mystery disappearanceslow-burn revealisolation lonelinessobsessionidentity self discoveryoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersparent childparis

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy