A Diary for Timothy

A Diary for Timothy

Directed by Humphrey Jennings

Produced by Crown Film Unit

194539 min6.8 / 10

A tender documentary letter to a newborn, capturing wartime Britain's resilience and hope for a better future through intimate observation and reflective narration.

A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Diary for Timothy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is A Diary for Timothy scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is A Diary for Timothy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Diary for Timothy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is A Diary for Timothy 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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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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