The Year of Spectacular Men

The Year of Spectacular Men

Quarter-life crisis. Full-on issues.

Directed by Lea Thompson

Produced by Parkside Pictures, Tadross Media Group

2018102 min5.6 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy about a young woman's post-college struggles with love and identity, grounded in the support and messy humanity of her mother and sister.

In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating pool and a debilitating fear of top-sheets, all in between X-Files marathons. Comically unsuccessful in love over the course the year, including five half-hearted relationships with astoundingly self-centered men, Izzy resigns herself to the support of her mother and sister, who are struggling with their own relationship problems. Seeing herself in them, Izzy gradually gains the confidence to be honest and vulnerable.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Year of Spectacular Men violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Year of Spectacular Men scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Year of Spectacular Men easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does The Year of Spectacular Men end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is The Year of Spectacular Men 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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