20 Centimeters

20 Centimeters

How big is your dream?

Directed by Ramón Salazar

Produced by Estudios Picasso, Aligator Producciones

2005112 min5.3 / 10

A warmly comedic yet poignant portrait of a transgender woman's struggle for dignity and love, punctuated by joyful musical-theater fantasies that offer both escape and hope.

Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her housemate and best friend Tomás finds ways to spend, lose, or cost her those funds. She meets Raúl, whom she likes and who likes her; the trouble is he also likes that part of her she wants removed. If that's not enough, she also has narcolepsy, and when she conks out, she dreams of musical-theater numbers in which she's the singing and dancing star. Are these dreams always going to be 20 centimeters out of reach?

Questions people ask

  • Is 20 Centimeters scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is 20 Centimeters violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is 20 Centimeters sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is 20 Centimeters easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does 20 Centimeters end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 20 Centimeters

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 20 Centimeters

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 20 Centimeters, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 20 Centimeters, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 20 Centimeters, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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