
Heaven Knows What
Directed by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
Produced by Elara Pictures, Iconoclast
A raw, unflinching portrait of addiction and codependency on the streets of New York, told with intimate focus on a young woman's daily struggle for survival and connection.
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Heaven Knows What sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Heaven Knows What end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.
Is Heaven Knows What easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Heaven Knows What scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Heaven Knows What violent? 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 Heaven Knows What
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Heaven Knows What
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Heaven Knows What, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Heaven Knows What, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Heaven Knows What, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.























































