Skateland

Skateland

It was a time when life was easy...in a place they thought would never change.

Directed by Anthony Burns

Produced by Skateland Productions, Freeman Film

201198 min5.1 / 10

A nostalgic, melancholic coming-of-age drama set in 1980s Texas where a young skating rink manager confronts the fragility of his small-town world through family crisis and personal upheaval.

In the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.

Questions people ask

  • Is Skateland sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

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

  • Is Skateland easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Skateland violent? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Skateland

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Skateland

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Skateland, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Skateland, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Skateland, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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