Flower

Flower

Bad decisions. Good intentions.

Directed by Max Winkler

Produced by Diablo Entertainment, Rough House Pictures

201794 min6.3 / 10

A darkly comedic coming-of-age story about a chaotic teenage firecracker and her misfits navigating family dysfunction and moral ambiguity with irreverent humor and misguided good intentions.

Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

Questions people ask

  • Is Flower scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Flower sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Flower easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Flower violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Flower end with hope? 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.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Flower, and what each one shares →

Like Flower

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Flower

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Flower, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Flower, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Flower, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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