Heidi

Heidi

Directed by Alain Gsponer

Produced by StudioCanal, Zodiac Pictures

2015111 min7.3 / 10

A tender, melancholic coming-of-age story about an orphan girl separated from her beloved grandfather, finding unexpected friendship and warmth across cultural and class divides.

Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt, Germany as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair. Heidi is unhappy but makes the best of the situation, always longing for her grandfather.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Heidi one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.

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

  • Does Heidi end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Heidi scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Is Heidi sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Heidi, and what each one shares →

Like Heidi

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Heidi

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Heidi, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Heidi, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Heidi, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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