The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Directed by Mark Joffe

Produced by Good Film Company, Working Title Films

199797 min6.1 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a cynical campaign worker who finds unexpected love and community in a charming Irish village.

Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Matchmaker scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Matchmaker sad? No. Less sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Matchmaker violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Matchmaker easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Does The Matchmaker end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Matchmaker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Matchmaker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Matchmaker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Matchmaker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Matchmaker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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