Anchor and Hope

Anchor and Hope

Two make love. Three make a baby.

Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet

Produced by Vennerfilm, La Panda

2017113 min5.2 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy-drama about desire, parenthood, and the messy complications that arise when a drunken decision reshapes three lives and a relationship.

Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?

Questions people ask

  • Is Anchor and Hope violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Anchor and Hope scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Anchor and Hope easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Anchor and Hope end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Anchor and Hope 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Anchor and Hope

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Anchor and Hope

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Anchor and Hope, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Anchor and Hope, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Anchor and Hope, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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