Under The Greenwood Tree
Directed by Nicholas Laughland
Produced by BBC
A gentle, period romance set in a 19th-century English village that centers on courtship and social class through a warm, nostalgic lens.
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
Questions people ask
Is Under The Greenwood Tree easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is Under The Greenwood Tree violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Under The Greenwood Tree scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Under The Greenwood Tree end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Under The Greenwood Tree 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.
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
Ensemble
Like Under The Greenwood Tree
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Under The Greenwood Tree
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Under The Greenwood Tree, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Under The Greenwood Tree, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Under The Greenwood Tree, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
