Just Bea

Just Bea

First Time Sucks

Directed by Petter Næss

Produced by Filmlance International, Svenska Filminstitutet

200486 min5.8 / 10

A warm, playful coming-of-age romance about a teenage girl navigating first love and peer pressure in Oslo, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.

16 year-old Bea is in her first year at upper secondary school in Oslo. Active on the school magazine, she falls in love with Daniel, the smartest and most gifted student in the top year, who returns her feelings. There is just one drawback, namely her friend' idea of virginity and first love...

Questions people ask

  • Is Just Bea violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Just Bea easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Just Bea scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Just Bea end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Just Bea sad? 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Just Bea

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Just Bea

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Just Bea, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Just Bea, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Just Bea, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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