Alex & the List

Alex & the List

Every woman has a list, she just wrote it down.

Directed by Harris Goldberg

Produced by Gooses List

2018112 min5.5 / 10

A warm, character-driven romantic comedy about self-improvement and compromise in love, grounded in genuine affection and supported by a tight circle of friends.

Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alex & the List violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Alex & the List easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Alex & the List end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Alex & the List scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Alex & the List sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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