
Kelly & Cal
Outcasts in life. Allies in suburbia.
Directed by Jen McGowan
Produced by Mad Dog Pictures, Spring Pictures
A warm, character-driven story about two misfits finding unexpected kinship and reigniting their sense of possibility through an unlikely friendship.
Punk-rocker turned suburban mom, Kelly, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it's the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Kelly & Cal violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Kelly & Cal scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Kelly & Cal easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Kelly & Cal sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Kelly & Cal end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% 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.
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 Kelly & Cal
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Kelly & Cal
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Kelly & Cal, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Kelly & Cal, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Kelly & Cal, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































