Kotch

Kotch

Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...

Directed by Jack Lemmon

Produced by ABC Pictures, Kotch Company Productions

1971113 min6.6 / 10

A warm, gently comedic road-trip drama about an aging man finding renewed purpose through an unlikely friendship with a pregnant young woman.

When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kotch violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Kotch easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Kotch scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Kotch end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Kotch 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kotch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kotch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kotch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kotch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kotch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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