Solarbabies

Solarbabies

From a distant star a powerful and mystical force comes to Earth. And for those brave enough to follow, it will change their lives forever.

Directed by Alan Johnson

Produced by Brooksfilms, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

198694 min5.3 / 10

A colorful, youth-driven post-apocalyptic adventure that balances dystopian stakes with roller-skating action and mystical wonder, emphasizing camaraderie and escape over introspection.

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite good. It has given them a unity that transcends the attempts to bring them to heel by the government. Finding an orb of special power, they find it has unusual effects on them. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free as the storm-troopers search for them and the orb.

Questions people ask

  • Does Solarbabies end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Solarbabies sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Solarbabies easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Solarbabies violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Solarbabies scary? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Solarbabies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Solarbabies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Solarbabies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Solarbabies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Solarbabies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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