Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Directed by Valérie Donzelli

Produced by Rectangle Productions, France 2 Cinéma

201989 min4.9 / 10

A romantic comedy about a woman juggling professional ambition, motherhood, and love, anchored by warmth and playful humor despite underlying emotional turbulence.

Maud is an architect and a mother. Due to a misunderstanding, she wins the competition to refurbish the parvis of Notre-Dame. Torn between these responsibilities and love issues, she will go through an emotional storm.

Questions people ask

  • Is Notre Dame violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Notre Dame scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Notre Dame easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Notre Dame end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Notre Dame 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Notre Dame

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Notre Dame

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Notre Dame, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Notre Dame, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Notre Dame, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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