Warm Springs

Warm Springs

The greatest challenge FDR faced was the one we never saw.

Directed by Joseph Sargent

2005121 min6.6 / 10

A biographical drama about FDR's personal struggle with paralysis and his search for recovery, balancing melancholy acceptance with determined hope.

Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Warm Springs end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Warm Springs scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Warm Springs sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Warm Springs easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Warm Springs

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Warm Springs

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Warm Springs, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Warm Springs, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Warm Springs, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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