Earthly Possessions
You can't always choose your traveling companion.
Directed by James Lapine
Produced by Rastar Productions, HBO Films
A woman escapes her stifling domestic life by becoming entangled with a bank robber, finding unexpected connection and excitement in an unlikely partnership.
A bored homemaker planning to run away from her minister husband is taken hostage in a bank robbery. However, she sees the thrill in being involved in the chase and becomes an accomplice to the young robber.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Earthly Possessions sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Earthly Possessions violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Earthly Possessions easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Earthly Possessions end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Earthly Possessions scary? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Earthly Possessions
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Earthly Possessions
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Earthly Possessions, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Earthly Possessions, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Earthly Possessions, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
