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Cyrano

Cyrano

Have you ever loved someone?

2021123 minPG-13Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Director
Joe Wright
Starring
Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Where to watch

Where can I watch Cyrano?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Cyrano to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video, and on no subscription service.

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Highlights

What stands out about Cyrano?

Cyrano earns 7 badges, led by Standout acting and Crowd Pleaser.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Cyrano worth watching?

Cyrano's Midcredits score is the 59th percentile of all films, from 62K ratings across 6 sources. 54% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

59th percentile

Better received than 59% of films

59th percentile among Drama60th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)58th
Approval (how many liked it)58th

64 /100

58th percentile of all films

59th percentile among Drama59th percentile among 2020s

Critics 66 · Audience 64

Critics and audiences broadly agree.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.5 — solid but not unanimous.

54% liked it

58th percentile of all films

57th percentile among Drama59th percentile among 2020s
54% rated it 7–1046% rated it 1–6

Critics 85% · Audience 86%

On Rotten Tomatoes, critics and audiences approve at similar rates.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 1 Oscar noms · 8 wins / 47 noms overall

  • NominatedAcademy Awards· Best Achievement in Costume Design
  • NominatedGolden Globes· Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

95th percentile

62K ratings across platforms

96th percentile among Drama96th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$30M
Opening weekend$1.4M
Domestic gross$3.9M
Worldwide gross$6.4M

Returned 0.2× its budget — 81st percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both camps agree Dinklage gives a strong performance and the film is visually splendid, but they clash on the music and faithfulness to the source material.

Fans praised

  • Dinklage's expressive, heart-wrenching performance
  • Wright's visual style and production design
  • Ending packs Rostand's emotional punch

Detractors panned

  • Poor singing voices and forgettable songs
  • Flat rhymes and dull dialogue undermine wit
  • Adaptation misses the point of the play

What stands out

Acting85

Dinklage's expressive lead performance, Bennett's charming Roxanne, Harrison's solid Christian

Cinematography80

Swooping cameras and first-rate production design

Emotional impact75

Heart-wrenching moments, especially the ending, but emotions can feel small

Atmosphere70

Lively costuming and pleasant scene-setting in Sicily

Plot and story60

Classic love triangle, but some find the adaptation misses the point

Originality50

Reimagining nose as stature offers new angle, but remains a familiar adaptation

Dialogue45

Dull dialogue and flat rhymes, except for a few effective lyrics

Sound and music40

Poor singing voices and mostly forgettable, flat songs

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Women

Women scored it 17 points higher than men.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 7 points apart
  • Critics vs users 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US 5 points apart

Watch experience

What is Cyrano like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Moving and bittersweet: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want a story that moves you and leaves an ache.

It takes its time and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want an easy night or you want things to move fast.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings and patience.

What it feels like

Moving and bittersweet.

The answer rests on this: Moods
RomanticMelancholicBittersweet
Heaviest: late
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Romantic · 8% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film treats its tragic love story with earnest emotion, using music and period artifice to heighten the romantic melancholy.
The rideThe film sustains a romantic-melancholic register that grows heavier as the deception unfolds, with the emotional climax in the final act.
StructureA conventional beginning-middle-end told in chronological order, following the classic play structure.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

The answer rests on this: BittersweetHaunting · 14% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe story of unspoken love and sacrifice lingers poignantly, leaving a mix of sadness and beauty.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Tragedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9% (this title): Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% (this title) · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Tragedy: A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin. · Doomed love: Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).

9% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypeThe story hinges on Cyrano writing love letters for Christian, creating a false impression that drives the romance until the tragic revelation.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfSelf-worth
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% (this title) · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% (this title) · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9% (this title)
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Self

Self-worth · 7% of filmsRomantic love · 15% of filmsDeception · 9% of films
Mourns its theme: Grieves its theme, or what has been lost of it.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeCyrano's crippling self-consciousness drives him to orchestrate a deception, sacrificing his own chance at love to help another win Roxanne.
StanceThe film mourns the cost of low self-worth and the love that cannot be claimed openly, focusing on Cyrano's private sacrifice.

The world

Early modernUrbanDomesticStylized realism
Orchestral modernFolkForeground music · original score · Aaron Dessner
Setting17th-century Paris, with rapiers and theatre stages
MusicThe score blends strings and folk elements, often carrying the emotional weight of the unspoken letters.

Content guide

Is Cyrano okay for kids?

PG-13

Cyrano is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for some strong violence, thematic and suggestive material, and brief language” (MPAA). As of March 15, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at moderate (44/100), sexual content at mild (23/100), language at mild (30/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (24/100) and frightening material at mild (30/100). Overall it is heavier than 14% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 15 other countries
  • UK12A
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • New ZealandM
  • South Korea12
  • Brazil14
  • GreeceK-12
  • Hungary12
  • Netherlands12
  • Poland12
  • PortugalM/14
  • SingaporePG13
  • SK12
  • Spain12
  • Sweden11
Overall
Mild · all five categories
Heavier than 14% of all filmsHeavier than 14% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 46%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 36%
Profanity
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 19%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 24%
Frightening / Intense
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 27%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is violence, heavier than 46% of PG-13-rated films.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Cyrano have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Cyrano?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Peter Dinklage
as Cyrano
Globe nominee: Golden Globe nomination — Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyTop draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Haley Bennett
as Roxanne
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
as Christian
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.
Ben Mendelsohn
as De Guiche
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Monica Dolan
as Marie
Bashir Salahuddin
as Le Bret
Joshua James
as Valvert
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Anjana Vasan
as Sister Claire
Ruth Sheen
as Mother Marthe
Glen Hansard
as Guard

Crew

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What are movies like Cyrano?

Movies like Cyrano include Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) and Moulin Rouge (1952). Of the 12 closest matches, two are films written by Edmond Rostand, and most are stories of unrequited love.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

6 of these 12 share its world: Paris. Those cards say what else they share.

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