American Pie
There's nothing like your first piece.
Directed by Paul Weitz
Produced by Zide-Perry Productions, Universal Pictures
A raucous, good-natured teen comedy that balances crude humor with genuine affection for its characters' awkward journey toward adulthood and intimacy.
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.
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Questions people ask
Is American Pie scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is American Pie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does American Pie end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is American Pie sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is American Pie violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.
Written about
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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 Pie, and what each one shares →
Like American Pie
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as American Pie
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like American Pie, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like American Pie, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like American Pie, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
