Book of Love

Book of Love

When good people do bad things.

Directed by Alan Brown

Produced by Robert Ahrens Productions, Banner Entertainment

200483 min4.6 / 10

A morally complex domestic drama about infidelity and moral compromise set within an academic milieu, exploring how good people rationalize destructive choices.

Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.

Questions people ask

  • Is Book of Love sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Does Book of Love end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Book of Love scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Book of Love easy watching? 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Book of Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Book of Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Book of Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Book of Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Book of Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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