Expedition Happiness

Expedition Happiness

Two free spirits, one dog. Traveling the vast spaces of an enormous continent in search of something more.

Directed by Felix Starck, Selima Taibi

Produced by Felix Starck Productions

201795 min6.5 / 10

A warm, meandering documentary about a couple and their dog seeking happiness through travel and freedom across North America.

A German couple and their dog travel across North America in a school bus searching for a state of pure bliss.

Questions people ask

  • Is Expedition Happiness easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Expedition Happiness violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Expedition Happiness scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Expedition Happiness sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Expedition Happiness

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Expedition Happiness

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Expedition Happiness, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Expedition Happiness, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Expedition Happiness, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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