Mary Goes Round

Mary Goes Round

Directed by Molly McGlynn

Produced by Wildling Pictures

201887 min6.3 / 10

A character-driven drama about redemption and fractured family bonds, where a woman confronts her own demons while reconnecting with estranged relatives in the shadow of terminal illness.

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mary Goes Round sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Mary Goes Round violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Mary Goes Round scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Mary Goes Round easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Mary Goes Round end with hope? 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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