Not Friends

Not Friends

Filmmaking is Friend-Making.

Directed by Atta Hemwadee

Produced by Houseton, GDH 559

2023129 min7.4 / 10

A coming-of-age drama about high school filmmakers whose collaborative project unearths a troubling secret, forcing them to reckon with friendship, mortality, and the ethics of storytelling.

A group of high school students who dream of making films set out to make a short film based on the life of a classmate. However, they discover a secret that could change their vision of filmmaking forever.

Questions people ask

  • Is Not Friends violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Not Friends sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Not Friends easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Not Friends scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Not Friends end with hope? 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Not Friends

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Not Friends

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Not Friends, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Not Friends, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Not Friends, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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