35 and Ticking

35 and Ticking

Directed by Russ Parr

Produced by Swirl Films, UpToParr Productions LLC

2011104 min5.3 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy about four friends navigating love, marriage, and the pressure of biological clocks as they approach 35.

Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia is still looking for a man, Victoria is married to a man who doesn't want children. Cleavon, meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.

Questions people ask

  • Is 35 and Ticking violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is 35 and Ticking scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is 35 and Ticking easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does 35 and Ticking end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is 35 and Ticking sad? 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

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 35 and Ticking

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 35 and Ticking

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 35 and Ticking, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 35 and Ticking, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 35 and Ticking, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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