21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage

21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage

Directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa

Produced by Dionysos Films

201393 min5.8 / 10

A playful romantic comedy that uses academic study of marital failure as a framework to explore commitment, relationships, and what makes love work.

The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.

Questions people ask

  • Is 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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