
The Year I Started Masturbating
Directed by Erika Wasserman
Produced by Gimme a Break
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.
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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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
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.




























































