Birthmarked

Birthmarked

You Can't Always Raise Who You Want

Directed by Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais

Produced by Item 7, Téléfilm Canada

201890 min5.7 / 10

A warm, playful comedy about two scientists conducting a nature-versus-nurture experiment on their adopted children, balancing intellectual premise with family affection.

Two scientists raise three children contrarily to their genetic tendencies in order to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.

Questions people ask

  • Is Birthmarked violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Birthmarked easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Birthmarked end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Birthmarked sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Birthmarked

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Birthmarked

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Birthmarked, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Birthmarked, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Birthmarked, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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