A Perfect Family

A Perfect Family

Money can't buy happiness... but it can rent it.

Directed by Paolo Genovese

Produced by Sky Cinema, Medusa Film

2012120 min6.5 / 10

A bittersweet comedy about a lonely wealthy man who stages an artificial family for Christmas, exploring the gap between performance and genuine connection.

Leone is a rich and powerful man whose loneliness drives him to hire a cast of actors to play the family he never had. On Christmas Eve, reality and make-believe start to get blurred.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Perfect Family violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Family sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Family easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is A Perfect Family scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does A Perfect Family 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.

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43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like A Perfect Family, and what each one shares →

Like A Perfect Family

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Perfect Family

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Perfect Family, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Perfect Family, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Perfect Family, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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