Finding Amanda

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

200896 min4.8 / 10

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.

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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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