Making Plans for Lena

Making Plans for Lena

Directed by Christophe Honoré

Produced by Le Pacte, Why Not Productions

2009105 min5.6 / 10

A warm, gently comedic French drama about a divorced mother navigating family chaos and well-meaning interference as she rebuilds her life.

Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family has decided, by any means necessary, to make her happy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Making Plans for Lena violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Making Plans for Lena scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Making Plans for Lena easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Making Plans for Lena end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Making Plans for Lena 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Making Plans for Lena

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Making Plans for Lena

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Making Plans for Lena, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Making Plans for Lena, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Making Plans for Lena, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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