The Year I Started Masturbating

The Year I Started Masturbating

Directed by Erika Wasserman

Produced by Gimme a Break

202298 min5.8 / 10

A comedic midlife-crisis drama about a woman's journey from external validation-seeking to self-love and sexual self-discovery.

Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live, job or family. With every fiber of her being set for victory, Hanna refuses to give up and decides to win him back. But to get there means having to win something much more important, love and desire for herself and who she is.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Year I Started Masturbating violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Year I Started Masturbating scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Year I Started Masturbating end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Year I Started Masturbating easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Year I Started Masturbating sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Year I Started Masturbating

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Year I Started Masturbating

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Year I Started Masturbating, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Year I Started Masturbating, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Year I Started Masturbating, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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