Housekeeping for Beginners

Housekeeping for Beginners

Home is where you belong.

Directed by Goran Stolevski

Produced by List produkcija, Madants

2024107 min6.9 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy-drama about an reluctant caregiver learning to build an unconventional family through love and compromise.

Dita, who, despite never aspiring to be a mother, finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters—Mia, a tiny troublemaker, and Vanesa, a rebellious teenager. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family's struggle to stay together.

Questions people ask

  • Is Housekeeping for Beginners easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Housekeeping for Beginners end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Housekeeping for Beginners violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Housekeeping for Beginners scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Housekeeping for Beginners sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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