Looking for Alibrandi

Looking for Alibrandi

Sometimes what you're looking for is closer than you think...

Directed by Kate Woods

Produced by Robyn Kershaw Productions

2000103 min6.5 / 10

A warm, character-driven coming-of-age story about a 17-year-old navigating identity, family secrets, and belonging in contemporary Sydney.

Josie Alibrandi is 17 and doesn't know where she belongs. This year, however, everything is going to change. Josie will face her fears, uncover secrets, and even discover the true identity of her father.

Questions people ask

  • Is Looking for Alibrandi violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Looking for Alibrandi end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Looking for Alibrandi easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Looking for Alibrandi scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Looking for Alibrandi 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Looking for Alibrandi, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Looking for Alibrandi, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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