Seventeen Again

Seventeen Again

It's a Major Mix Up!

Directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd

Produced by Showtime Networks

200097 min6.9 / 10

A lighthearted family fantasy comedy about divorced grandparents accidentally rejuvenated to age 17, exploring themes of second chances and rediscovering youth through humor and heart.

Cat and Gene have been divorced for several years. They are both visiting their son and their grandchildren, Sydney and Willie. Willie's a genius who develops a formula that makes who uses it young again, it inadvertently spills into some soap that Willie places in his grandparents room. When each of them uses it they finds themselves 17 again. Willie had to find a way to reverse the process but will his grandparents want to be old again?

Questions people ask

  • Is Seventeen Again scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

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

  • Does Seventeen Again end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Seventeen Again easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Seventeen Again sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Seventeen Again

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Seventeen Again

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Seventeen Again, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Seventeen Again, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Seventeen Again, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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