Miles

Miles

Directed by Nathan Adloff

201790 min5.3 / 10

A gentle, earnest coming-of-age story about a gay teenager navigating small-town prejudice through volleyball, grounded in warmth and empathy rather than conflict.

High school senior Miles Walton joins the girls volleyball team in hopes of winning a college scholarship, which causes an uproar in his small Illinois farming town.

Questions people ask

  • Is Miles easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Miles violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Miles end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Miles sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Miles scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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.

6/ 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

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Miles

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Miles

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Miles, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Miles, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Miles, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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