The Wedding Waltz

The Wedding Waltz

Directed by Matti Ijäs

Produced by YLE

198856 min6.7 / 10

A gently comedic character study of a man-child confronting adult responsibilities through the lens of a road trip with equally immature friends in rural Finland.

Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repaired and inspected for road-worthiness, with a little help from an eccentric bunch of friends who never seem to have grown up either.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is The Wedding Waltz scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Wedding Waltz easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Wedding Waltz end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Wedding Waltz sad? 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Wedding Waltz

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Wedding Waltz

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Wedding Waltz, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Wedding Waltz, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Wedding Waltz, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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