Please Give

Please Give

Directed by Nicole Holofcener

Produced by Likely Story

201090 min6.2 / 10

A wry, character-driven ensemble comedy-drama about urban neighbors grappling with mortality, guilt, and the messy contradictions of trying to be good people.

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

Questions people ask

  • Is Please Give scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Please Give violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Please Give sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Please Give end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Please Give easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Please Give

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Please Give

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Please Give, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Please Give, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Please Give, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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