American Honey
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Produced by BFI, Maven Screen Media
A kinetic, visually immersive portrait of a teenage girl's search for freedom and belonging among a crew of drifters, balancing youthful energy and recklessness with underlying melancholy and uncertainty.
A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.
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Questions people ask
Is American Honey one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Is American Honey sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does American Honey end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is American Honey violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is American Honey scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is American Honey easy watching? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like American Honey, and what each one shares →
Like American Honey
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as American Honey
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like American Honey, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like American Honey, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like American Honey, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
