Short film

Tickets Please

2003 · 5 min

A quiet, bittersweet little musing over faded carnival grounds, more mood than story, drifting past like a remembered afternoon.

Overview: An unemployed carny visits the ruins of the carnival where he used to work and muses over a bygone era.
How it feels: Melancholic, whimsical and bleak. Slow-burning and fine in the background.
About: Memory, isolation, aging, work
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Tickets Please

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Tickets Please, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
isolation
aging
work
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB