Bringing Up Bobby

Bringing Up Bobby

Directed by Famke Janssen

201195 min4.9 / 10

A charming, character-driven comedy about a con-artist mother and her son navigating redemption and sacrifice in pursuit of a better life.

Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another until Olive's criminal past catches up with her. Consequently, she must make a choice: continue with a life of crime or leave the person she loves most in an effort to give Bobby a proper chance in life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bringing Up Bobby easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Bringing Up Bobby violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Does Bringing Up Bobby end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Bringing Up Bobby sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Bringing Up Bobby scary? 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

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 Bringing Up Bobby

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bringing Up Bobby

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bringing Up Bobby, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bringing Up Bobby, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bringing Up Bobby, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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