Grounded: Making The Last of Us

Grounded: Making The Last of Us

Directed by Jeffrey Keith Negus, Jason Bertrand, Matt Chandronait, Cesar Quintero, Ryan O'Donnell

Produced by AREA 5, Naughty Dog

201385 min7.8 / 10

A celebratory documentary about creative collaboration and artistic perseverance, told as an intimate portrait of a diverse team building something meaningful together.

A feature-length exploration of the game's creation, and a love letter to the trials of exploring new territory. There are no road maps or guide books for creating a new world. The only way through is to fail—over and over again. This is the story of how a team of artists, musicians, programmers, writers, actors, filmmakers, playtesters, and a lonely UI designer—came together and pushed each other to build something larger than themselves.

Questions people ask

  • Is Grounded: Making The Last of Us violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Grounded: Making The Last of Us end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Grounded: Making The Last of Us easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Grounded: Making The Last of Us scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Grounded: Making The Last of Us sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Grounded: Making The Last of Us

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Grounded: Making The Last of Us

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Grounded: Making The Last of Us, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Grounded: Making The Last of Us, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Grounded: Making The Last of Us, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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