Consenting Adults

Consenting Adults

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula

Produced by Permut Presentations, Hollywood Pictures

199299 min5.4 / 10

A morally charged suburban thriller about temptation and transgression, where ordinary lives unravel through seduction and betrayal.

Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.

Questions people ask

  • Does Consenting Adults end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Consenting Adults scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Consenting Adults easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Consenting Adults violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Consenting Adults 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.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Consenting Adults

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Consenting Adults

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Consenting Adults, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Consenting Adults, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Consenting Adults, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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