My First Mister

My First Mister

Mismatched. Misguided. Unmistakably friends.

Directed by Christine Lahti

Produced by Total Film Group, ApolloMedia

2001109 min6.5 / 10

A character-driven comedy-drama about two lonely misfits—a rebellious teenage girl and a reserved middle-aged man—who form an unlikely, transformative friendship that heals their respective wounds.

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.

Questions people ask

  • Is My First Mister violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is My First Mister easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does My First Mister end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is My First Mister scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is My First Mister 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.

26/ 100

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Rarity13

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Surprise25

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Love45

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