The Delinquents

The Delinquents

Some rules were meant to be broken.

Directed by Chris Thomson

Produced by Village Roadshow, Australian Film Finance Corporation

1989101 min5.1 / 10

A period romance about young lovers defying parental authority and social convention in 1950s Australia, marked by genuine affection but constrained by circumstance and consequence.

A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Delinquents sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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

  • Is The Delinquents violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

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

  • Does The Delinquents 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.

14/ 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

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Delinquents

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Delinquents

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Delinquents, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Delinquents, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Delinquents, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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