
Little Miss Marker
A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.
Directed by Walter Bernstein
Produced by Universal Pictures
A warmhearted 1930s romantic comedy about a cynical bookie transformed by an abandoned child and unexpected love.
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Does Little Miss Marker end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Little Miss Marker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Little Miss Marker violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.
Is Little Miss Marker scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Little Miss Marker 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Little Miss Marker
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Little Miss Marker
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Little Miss Marker, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Little Miss Marker, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Little Miss Marker, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































