Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever

Directed by Gustavo Ron

201090 min7.0 / 10

A tender, philosophical portrait of a dying child's quest to understand life and death through curiosity and connection with those around him.

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ways to Live Forever sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Ways to Live Forever scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Ways to Live Forever violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Ways to Live Forever easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever end with hope? 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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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