Where Hope Grows

Where Hope Grows

An unexpected journey. An unexpected friendship.

Directed by Chris Dowling

Produced by Godspeed Pictures

201495 min7.8 / 10

A warm, redemptive drama about an emotionally adrift man finding purpose and joy through an unexpected friendship with a young man with Down syndrome.

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.

Questions people ask

  • Is Where Hope Grows violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Where Hope Grows end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Where Hope Grows easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Where Hope Grows scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Where Hope Grows sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

68/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

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Like Where Hope Grows

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Where Hope Grows, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Where Hope Grows, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Where Hope Grows, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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