Career Girls

Career Girls

All Hannah wanted was a roommate... instead she got a best friend.

Directed by Mike Leigh

Produced by Thin Man Films, Matrix Films & Television

199787 min6.6 / 10

A warm, intimate portrait of female friendship across time, exploring how two women's lives diverge and reconnect with both joy and the bittersweet recognition of change.

A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6 years after their parting, the former returns to London to pay the latter a visit.

Questions people ask

  • Is Career Girls violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Career Girls easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

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

  • Does Career Girls end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Career Girls sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Career Girls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Career Girls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Career Girls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Career Girls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Career Girls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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