Random Hearts
In a perfect world, they never would have met.
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions
A grief-stricken romance built on the wreckage of infidelity and loss, where two strangers bound by tragedy must navigate betrayal, anger, and unexpected connection.
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
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Questions people ask
Is Random Hearts sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Random Hearts scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Random Hearts violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Random Hearts end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Random Hearts easy watching? 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.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Random Hearts, and what each one shares →
Like Random Hearts
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Random Hearts
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Random Hearts, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Random Hearts, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Random Hearts, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
