Memoria

Memoria

Directed by Nina Ljeti, Vladimir de Fontenay

Produced by Rabbit Bandini Productions

201670 min5.2 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age portrait of adolescent alienation and yearning in suburban California, told with introspective restraint.

Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Does Memoria end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Memoria scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Memoria 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.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Memoria

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Memoria

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Memoria, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Memoria, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Memoria, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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