Accidental Family

Accidental Family

Directed by Gérard Jugnot

Produced by Les Films du Premier, Les Films du 24

201795 min5.7 / 10

A bittersweet drama-comedy about grief and redemption, where a father's loss becomes the catalyst for an unlikely, transformative bond with a stranger carrying his dead son's heart.

Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this brand new heart makes totally unreasonable and uncontrollable. Their meeting promises to be explosive.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Accidental Family easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Accidental Family end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Accidental Family violent? 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Accidental Family

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Accidental Family

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Accidental Family, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Accidental Family, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Accidental Family, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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