My Friend Eva

My Friend Eva

Is love really all you need?

Directed by Cesc Gay

Produced by Imposible Films, Boavista Filmes

2025100 min5.8 / 10

A romantic comedy about a middle-aged woman rediscovering passion and possibility through an unexpected encounter in Rome, balancing the warmth of rekindled desire against the complications of her established life.

Eva has just turned 50. She’s been married for over 20 years and has two, teenage children. So far, nothing remarkable. But on a business trip to Rome something happens that turns her life upside down. She meets Alex, a scriptwriter who’s spending a few days in the Italian city. The instant attraction she feels for him, the butterflies in her tummy, the seductive hint of possibility… After all this time, she remembers what it feels like to fall in love and it shifts something inside of her. It reignites a fire that had long been extinguished.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Friend Eva violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is My Friend Eva scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does My Friend Eva end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is My Friend Eva easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is My Friend Eva sad? 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Friend Eva, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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