Molly

Molly

Innocence is bliss. See the world through her eyes.

Directed by John Duigan

Produced by Absolute Entertainment (II), Cockamamie

1999102 min4.1 / 10

A warm, character-driven drama about an autistic woman's transformation and her evolving relationship with her brother, balancing comedy and romance with questions about identity and belonging.

Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

Questions people ask

  • Is Molly scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Molly violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Molly easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Molly end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Molly sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

3/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity7

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Molly

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Molly

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Molly, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Molly, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Molly, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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