Annie

Annie

It's a hard knock life.

Directed by Will Gluck

Produced by Marcy Media, Columbia Pictures

2014118 min6.2 / 10

A vibrant, music-driven family film about an optimistic orphan who transforms a cynical billionaire's life through warmth and hope, grounded in themes of found family and redemption.

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Annie end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Annie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Annie scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

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

  • Is Annie sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

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23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Annie, and what each one shares →

Like Annie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Annie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Annie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Annie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Annie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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