
Finding Amanda
When it comes to screwing up their lives, some people don't know when to cry uncle.
Directed by Peter Tolan
Produced by Capacity Pictures, MJ Films
A darkly comedic character study about two damaged people—an uncle and niece—confronting addiction and dysfunction through their fraught relationship.
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Finding Amanda sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Finding Amanda scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Finding Amanda violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Finding Amanda end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Finding Amanda 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Finding Amanda
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Finding Amanda
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Finding Amanda, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Finding Amanda, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Finding Amanda, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































