Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- intimate
- awkward
- date night
- adult movie night
What sets it apart
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The plot centers on a dinner party in Dylan and Charlotte's lavish apartment, with the couples' interactions driving the drama.
The blindfolded body-identification bet turns touching and nudity into a concrete test of how well the couples know one another.
Boris and Annette appear happy while nearing engagement, and Dylan and Charlotte's successful marriage is likewise tested by the evening's revelations.
The stripping bet produces embarrassment and humor while compelling the characters to confront desires and assumptions they would normally conceal.
Films like Naked, and why
The Big Chill
ensemble relationship comedy examining romantic dissatisfaction, emotional honesty, and shifting couple dynamics
Carnage
intimate dinner-party structure, sexual candor, and comic exposure of hidden relationship tensions
Scenes from a Marriage
witty relationship drama built around couples confronting concealed desires and self-deception
Movie Details
- Director
- Doris Dörrie
- Release Date
- 2002-09-02
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (44)
Cast
- Heike Makatsch
- Benno Fürmann
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Jürgen Vogel
- Nina Hoss
- Mehmet Kurtuluş
Common questions
- What is Naked about?
- During an intimate dinner party, three German couples turn a risqué blindfolded bet into an unexpectedly revealing test of love, knowledge, and self-deception.
- What is Naked like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Naked as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Naked violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Naked.
- Which films are like Naked?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Chill, Carnage, and Scenes from a Marriage.
- How long is Naked?
- Naked runs 100 minutes.
