On Happiness Road

On Happiness Road

Does our dream always come true as we expected?

Directed by Sung Hsin-Yin

Produced by iFilm, Kaohsiung Film Fund

2018111 min7.1 / 10

A tender, introspective animated meditation on homecoming, family bonds, and the gap between ambition and belonging, suffused with nostalgic longing.

Chi earned her American dream after persevering with her studies in Taiwan. Following her grandmothers’ death, Chi returns to her family on Happiness Road, where she begins to feel nostalgic about her childhood and starts to contemplate the meaning of “life” and “home”. What is happiness? Will Chi find her own happiness?

Questions people ask

  • Is On Happiness Road scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is On Happiness Road violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is On Happiness Road sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is On Happiness Road easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does On Happiness Road end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like On Happiness Road

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as On Happiness Road

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like On Happiness Road, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like On Happiness Road, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like On Happiness Road, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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