How to Make Out

How to Make Out

Directed by Adeline Picault

Produced by Pathé, Scarlett Production

202098 min5.1 / 10

A lighthearted coming-of-age comedy about teenage awkwardness and first crushes, built on ensemble camaraderie and the fumbling discovery of romance.

Arthur, 15, has a crush on Ouassima, who does not even look at him... While he has never been upset, she goes out with Matt, the handsome kid from college. To get closer to her, Arthur gathers a group of single losers and offers to give them lessons in fishing, at 10 euros per lesson. In the changing rooms of the swimming pool, a long intimate and collective learning begins on "girls and love: instructions for use".

Questions people ask

  • Is How to Make Out violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is How to Make Out scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is How to Make Out easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does How to Make Out end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is How to Make Out 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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like How to Make Out

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as How to Make Out

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like How to Make Out, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like How to Make Out, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like How to Make Out, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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