Dogging: A Love Story

Dogging: A Love Story

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Directed by Simon Ellis

2009108 min4.0 / 10

A cheeky, irreverent romantic comedy that mines humor and unexpected tenderness from a journalist's immersion in an unconventional subculture.

An aspiring Gordie journalist drops his inhibitions to research the UK's North East outdoor sex scene. He meets a certain girl in a car park, and the totally unexpected happens.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dogging: A Love Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Dogging: A Love Story scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Dogging: A Love Story sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Dogging: A Love Story easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Dogging: A Love Story end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dogging: A Love Story

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dogging: A Love Story

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dogging: A Love Story, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dogging: A Love Story, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dogging: A Love Story, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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