The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Sometimes life leads you to the most mysterious places.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber

Produced by Groundswell Productions, Sherazade Film Development

200895 min4.2 / 10

A coming-of-age summer story that balances youthful exploration and romance with the darker undercurrents of family secrets and moral complexity.

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Mysteries of Pittsburgh end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Mysteries of Pittsburgh scary? 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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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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