Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City

Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.

Directed by Paolo Virzì

Produced by Cattleya, RAI Cinema

2003105 min6.5 / 10

A warm, gently comedic coming-of-age dramedy about a girl navigating the social hierarchies and absurdities of middle school in Rome, grounded in observational humor about class and belonging.

When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.

Questions people ask

  • Is Caterina in the Big City one of a kind? No. Less singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Caterina in the Big City violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Caterina in the Big City easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Caterina in the Big City end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Caterina in the Big City scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Caterina in the Big City sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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26/ 100

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