Ödipussi

Ödipussi

Directed by Loriot

Produced by Bavaria Film, Südwestfunk

198888 min6.9 / 10

A light romantic comedy about adult children struggling to break free from overbearing parental relationships, built on warmth and playful social observation.

Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took an apartment on his own after all these years. The real "problem" starts when Paul gets to know psychologist Margarethe Tietze whose relationship to her parents is also not so easy after all.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Ödipussi easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

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

  • Is Ödipussi sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ödipussi

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ödipussi

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ödipussi, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ödipussi, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ödipussi, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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