Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart.

Directed by Sally Potter

Produced by BFI, BBC Film

201290 min6.0 / 10

A melancholic portrait of adolescent female friendship fractured by romantic betrayal, set against the existential dread of the Cold War.

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ginger & Rosa sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Ginger & Rosa end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Ginger & Rosa scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Ginger & Rosa violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Ginger & Rosa 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Ginger & Rosa, and what each one shares →

Like Ginger & Rosa

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ginger & Rosa

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ginger & Rosa, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ginger & Rosa, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ginger & Rosa, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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