The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

Directed by Bart Freundlich

Produced by Good Machine, Eureka Pictures

199793 min5.1 / 10

A character-driven ensemble comedy-drama about a dysfunctional New England family navigating old wounds and unspoken tensions during a fraught Thanksgiving reunion.

When a New England dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Myth of Fingerprints violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Myth of Fingerprints sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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

  • Is The Myth of Fingerprints easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Myth of Fingerprints 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity53

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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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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