Mad Love

Mad Love

A wild and sexy adventure!

Directed by Antonia Bird

Produced by Touchstone Pictures

199595 min5.2 / 10

A melodramatic teen romance that romanticizes mental illness and reckless love, oscillating between exuberant passion and dark uncertainty about whether devotion can heal.

Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can "cure" Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mad Love sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Mad Love violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Mad Love scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Mad Love end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mad Love easy watching? 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.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Mad Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mad Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mad Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mad Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mad Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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