Growing the Big One

Growing the Big One

Love grows in funny places

Directed by Mark Griffiths

Produced by Bauman Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment

201089 min5.7 / 10

A heartwarming Hallmark-style romance about a city woman finding purpose, community, and love through inheriting and nurturing her grandfather's pumpkin farm.

A radio talk-show host inherits her grandpa's pumpkin farm. When she loses her job, she's forced to take over the farm and host a new 'green' program. To keep the farm and pay off the mortgage, she hopes to win the pumpkin-growing contest.

Questions people ask

  • Is Growing the Big One easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Growing the Big One violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Growing the Big One end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Growing the Big One scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Growing the Big One sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Growing the Big One

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Growing the Big One

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Growing the Big One, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Growing the Big One, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Growing the Big One, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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