Abe

Abe

You can’t choose your family.

Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade

Produced by FJ Productions, Spray Filmes

202085 min6.8 / 10

A warm, family-centered comedy-drama about a young boy using cooking as a bridge across cultural and familial divides.

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

Questions people ask

  • Is Abe easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Abe violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Abe scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Abe end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Abe sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Abe

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Abe

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Abe, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Abe, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Abe, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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