Spare Parts

Spare Parts

It takes a dream to build a team.

Directed by Sean McNamara

Produced by Televisa, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

2015115 min7.2 / 10

An uplifting true-story drama about underdog high school students overcoming resource scarcity and self-doubt through teamwork, mentorship, and the pursuit of an ambitious robotics dream.

With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime.

Questions people ask

  • Does Spare Parts end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Spare Parts easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Spare Parts violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Spare Parts scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Spare Parts sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Spare Parts, and what each one shares →

Like Spare Parts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Spare Parts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Spare Parts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Spare Parts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Spare Parts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit