I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns

Directed by Leah Meyerhoff

Produced by ICM Partners

201580 min6.5 / 10

An introspective coming-of-age drama about a vulnerable teenage girl's escape into an uncertain relationship with a drifter, balancing romantic idealism against the darker realities of isolation and vulnerability.

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Believe in Unicorns sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is I Believe in Unicorns scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is I Believe in Unicorns violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does I Believe in Unicorns end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I Believe in Unicorns easy watching? 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.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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