Welcome to the Rileys

Welcome to the Rileys

Directed by Jake Scott

Produced by Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films

2010110 min6.6 / 10

A somber, intimate character study about grief and redemption, following a grieving man's tentative bond with a vulnerable teenager in New Orleans.

Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.

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  • Is Welcome to the Rileys sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Rileys violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Welcome to the Rileys end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Rileys scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Rileys easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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