Doing Time on Maple Drive

Doing Time on Maple Drive

Every family has its secrets.

Directed by Ken Olin

Produced by FNM Films

199292 min5.1 / 10

A tense family drama about hidden identities and the lies we tell to protect ourselves, centered on a closeted gay man navigating his family's intolerance and his own deception.

Yale scholar Matt Carter introduces his wealthy fiancée, Allison, to his family, and initially everything goes smoothly. However, it isn't long before Allison learns that Matt has lied to her about his relatives to mask their failures and dysfunctions. His brother, Tim, flunked out of school and developed a drinking problem, and Matt struggles to keep his own troubling secret from his less than tolerant parents.

Questions people ask

  • Is Doing Time on Maple Drive sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Doing Time on Maple Drive scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Doing Time on Maple Drive violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Doing Time on Maple Drive end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Doing Time on Maple Drive easy watching? 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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