Daughters

Daughters

Directed by Natalie Rae, Angela Patton

Produced by Object & Animal, Epoch Films

2024108 min7.0 / 10

A tender, intimate documentary about four girls and their incarcerated fathers preparing for a dance, balancing the warmth of familial connection against the systemic weight of mass incarceration.

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Daughters scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Daughters violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Daughters sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Daughters

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Daughters

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Daughters, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Daughters, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Daughters, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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