Jasper Jones

Jasper Jones

A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever.

Directed by Rachel Perkins

Produced by Madman Entertainment, Porchlight Films

2017105 min6.3 / 10

A coming-of-age mystery set in 1960s small-town Australia that weaves together adolescent awakening, racial injustice, and the loss of innocence through a murder investigation.

Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jasper Jones sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Jasper Jones scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Jasper Jones easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Jasper Jones end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Jasper Jones violent? 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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