
Hugo Pool
A comedy with serious relief
Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
Produced by Nomadic Pictures, BMG Independents
A bittersweet romantic comedy that balances quirky charm and dancing with the gravity of terminal illness and doomed love.
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Hugo Pool violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Hugo Pool scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Hugo Pool sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Hugo Pool easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does Hugo Pool end with hope? 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.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Hugo Pool
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hugo Pool
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hugo Pool, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hugo Pool, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hugo Pool, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































