
Funny Cow
When life knocks you down... stand up.
Directed by Adrian Shergold
Produced by StudioPOW, Laughing Girl Limited
A darkly comedic character study of a working-class woman mining her trauma for laughs as she claws her way up the stand-up circuit in 1970s Northern England.
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Funny Cow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Funny Cow end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Funny Cow violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Funny Cow easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Funny Cow scary? 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.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Funny Cow
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Funny Cow
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Funny Cow, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Funny Cow, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Funny Cow, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































