As They Made Us

As They Made Us

If you don't laugh, you'll cry.

Directed by Mayim Bialik

Produced by Yale Productions, Film Mode Entertainment

202296 min5.3 / 10

A bittersweet family dramedy about a divorced mother navigating aging parents, estranged siblings, and romantic possibility while grappling with illness and dysfunction.

Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.

Questions people ask

  • Is As They Made Us violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is As They Made Us scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is As They Made Us sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is As They Made Us easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does As They Made Us end with hope? 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.

9/ 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

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like As They Made Us

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as As They Made Us

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like As They Made Us, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like As They Made Us, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like As They Made Us, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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