Big Girls Don't Cry

Big Girls Don't Cry

Directed by Maria von Heland

200287 min6.1 / 10

A coming-of-age drama about two teenage best friends navigating the disillusionment of adulthood when a family betrayal shatters one girl's illusions and threatens their bond.

Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what appears to be a harmonious and liberal family. But the girls discover how quickly their attractive world can fall apart when, at a hip nightclub, they happen to see Steffi's father in the arms of another woman. Steffi is shocked, her trust in her small perfect world shaken to the core. She can only think of one thing: revenge.

Questions people ask

  • Is Big Girls Don't Cry sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Big Girls Don't Cry scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Big Girls Don't Cry violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Big Girls Don't Cry end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Big Girls Don't Cry easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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