Adolescents

Adolescents

Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz

Produced by Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, ARTE France Cinéma

2020135 min7.4 / 10

An intimate, observational portrait of two teenage girls' friendship and diverging paths across five formative years, grounded in warmth and the texture of everyday adolescent life.

Emma and Anaïs are best friends and yet everything in their life seems to set them apart, their social backgrounds but also their personalities. From the age of thirteen to eighteen, Adolescentes follows the two teenagers during these years where radical transformations and first times punctuate daily life. Through their personal stories, the film offers a rare portrait of France and its recent history.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Adolescents easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Adolescents end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Adolescents sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Adolescents

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Adolescents

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Adolescents, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Adolescents, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Adolescents, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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