Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker

He's not O.K. they're not O.K. and that's O.K.

Directed by Mike Mills

Produced by This is that, Cinema-Go-Go

200596 min6.2 / 10

A quirky, affectionate coming-of-age comedy-drama about a teenager navigating adolescent awkwardness, self-medication, and the messy process of growing up in suburban Oregon.

Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.

Questions people ask

  • Is Thumbsucker violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Thumbsucker easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Thumbsucker scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Thumbsucker sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Thumbsucker end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 58% 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.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Thumbsucker, and what each one shares →

Like Thumbsucker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Thumbsucker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Thumbsucker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Thumbsucker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Thumbsucker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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