Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending

Sometimes love needs a re-write.

Directed by John McKay

Produced by British Film Company, Synchronicity Films

2013102 min5.8 / 10

A romantic comedy about a publisher and author whose professional entanglement becomes personal, built on the paradox that creative suffering and romantic happiness are at odds.

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Not Another Happy Ending violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Not Another Happy Ending end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Not Another Happy Ending scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Not Another Happy Ending easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Not Another Happy Ending sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

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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Like Not Another Happy Ending

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Not Another Happy Ending

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Not Another Happy Ending, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Not Another Happy Ending, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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