For the Love of Jessee

For the Love of Jessee

There is always a way

Directed by David McAbee

202094 min7.4 / 10

A tender, grief-centered drama about loss and healing, where two wounded people find solace and redemption through connection and the act of letting go.

Doctor Luke Matthew's world comes crashing down when he loses the love of his life and becomes a father in the same night. When he hires Sage as the new nanny, they both begin to realize that the best form of medicine is letting go.

Questions people ask

  • Is For the Love of Jessee sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Is For the Love of Jessee violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does For the Love of Jessee end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is For the Love of Jessee scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is For the Love of Jessee easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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