Bonobo

Bonobo

Follow your animal instinct

Directed by Matthew Hammett Knott

Produced by Fable Films

201483 min4.9 / 10

A warm, playful comedy about generational clash and acceptance, centered on an uptight widow learning to embrace her daughter's unconventional commune lifestyle.

Judith, an uptight widow, is appalled when her daughter Lily quits law school to move into a commune of hippie misfits who live according to the behavioural principles of the bonobo monkey, a species famous for its 'make love not war' philosophy.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Bonobo easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Bonobo 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bonobo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bonobo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bonobo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bonobo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bonobo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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