Almost Normal

Almost Normal

What if everyone in the world was gay? Except for you.

Directed by Marc Moody

Produced by Tenure Track Productions

200590 min5.2 / 10

A playful, time-displaced comedy that uses role reversal to explore identity, belonging, and the messy reality of finding acceptance.

A gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time, the world is gay and to be straight is considered deviant behavior. Then something else happens. He meets a girl. And suddenly normal becomes ...well almost normal.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Almost Normal easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Almost Normal violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Almost Normal scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Almost Normal sad? 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Almost Normal

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Almost Normal

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Almost Normal, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Almost Normal, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Almost Normal, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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