After Maria

After Maria

Directed by Nadia Hallgren

Produced by One Story Up Productions

201936 min5.5 / 10

A documentary portrait of resilience and sisterhood among Puerto Rican women displaced by Hurricane Maria, navigating displacement and institutional fragility in a FEMA hotel.

Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life as forces try to pull them apart.

Questions people ask

  • Is After Maria sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is After Maria scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is After Maria violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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

  • Is After Maria easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like After Maria

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as After Maria

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like After Maria, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like After Maria, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like After Maria, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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