Real Love

Real Love

Directed by Claire Burger

Produced by Dharamsala, ARTE France Cinéma

201998 min6.0 / 10

A tender, character-driven family drama about a flawed father navigating single parenthood and his daughters' adolescence, balancing warmth with the bittersweet reality of letting go.

Forbach, East of France, today. Mario, a man without much ambition, except where love is concerned, is back to square one after his wife left home. He now must raise his two adolescent daughters by himself, while going through some sort of a teenage crisis of his own. 14-year-old Frida blames her father for their mother's leaving and she develops ambivalent feelings towards her new girlfriend. 17-year-old Niki will soon leave home. Until then, she lives the good life. Mario can't help but lose the women he loves. Yet they must all agree to let one another go.

Questions people ask

  • Is Real Love violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Real Love sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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

  • Does Real Love end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

15/ 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

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Real Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Real Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Real Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Real Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Real Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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