Bookworm

Bookworm

Adventure called her name... Unfortunately dad answered.

Directed by Ant Timpson

Produced by Firefly Films, Nowhere

2024104 min6.4 / 10

A heartfelt family adventure about a estranged father and bookish daughter bonding through wilderness camping and mythological quest, balancing humor with genuine emotional reconnection.

Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

Questions people ask

  • Does Bookworm end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

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

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

  • Is Bookworm violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Bookworm sad? 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bookworm

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bookworm

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bookworm, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bookworm, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bookworm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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