Tenure

Tenure

He's having a mid-term crisis.

Directed by Mike Million

Produced by 120dB Films, Scion Films

201089 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted academic comedy about professional ambition and personal growth, centered on a likable underachiever's final push for tenure complicated by romantic tension.

Despite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie Thurber is a chronic underachiever and has never received university tenure. Aided by his nutty best friend, Charlie launches a final effort to make the grade at Gray College. But a beautiful new teacher whose ascending star threatens to eclipse him shakes up Charlie's plans.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Tenure easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Tenure scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Tenure end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Tenure sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Tenure

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tenure

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tenure, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tenure, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tenure, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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