Kelly & Cal

Kelly & Cal

Outcasts in life. Allies in suburbia.

Directed by Jen McGowan

Produced by Mad Dog Pictures, Spring Pictures

2014107 min6.2 / 10

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.

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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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