Dear Eleanor

Dear Eleanor

2 girls. 3,000 miles. They're on the road to adventure.

Directed by Kevin Connolly

Produced by Nine Nights

201689 min5.9 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age road movie about two teenage girls bonding during a cross-country adventure in 1962, balancing youthful optimism against the backdrop of Cold War anxiety.

Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dear Eleanor end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Dear Eleanor easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Dear Eleanor sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Dear Eleanor scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dear Eleanor

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dear Eleanor

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dear Eleanor, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dear Eleanor, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dear Eleanor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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