The Breaker Upperers

The Breaker Upperers

Breaking up just got easier

Directed by Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami

Produced by New Zealand Film Commission, Piki Films

201882 min5.2 / 10

A comedic character study about friendship and moral compromise, where two women's business scheme becomes a vehicle for exploring loyalty, conscience, and the cost of ambition.

Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Breaker Upperers scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Breaker Upperers violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Breaker Upperers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Breaker Upperers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does The Breaker Upperers end with hope? 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

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

Everything like The Breaker Upperers, and what each one shares →

Like The Breaker Upperers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Breaker Upperers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Breaker Upperers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Breaker Upperers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Breaker Upperers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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