Hampstead

Hampstead

Directed by Joel Hopkins

Produced by Ecosse Films, SCOPE Pictures

2017102 min6.1 / 10

A warm, gently comedic romance about two lonely people finding connection while fighting to preserve a way of life against corporate greed.

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.

Questions people ask

  • Does Hampstead end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Hampstead easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Hampstead violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Hampstead scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Hampstead sad? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Hampstead, and what each one shares →

Like Hampstead

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hampstead

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hampstead, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hampstead, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hampstead, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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