The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years

There are two sides to every love story.

Directed by Richard LaGravenese

Produced by Lucky Monkey Pictures, Sh-K-Boom Records

201494 min5.9 / 10

A musical exploration of a marriage's dissolution told through two conflicting perspectives, balancing romantic intimacy with the melancholy of love's failure.

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Five Years violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Last Five Years sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Last Five Years scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Last Five Years end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Last Five Years easy watching? 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Last Five Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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