Winter Passing

Winter Passing

Sometimes you go looking for something you want. . . and find what you need.

Directed by Adam Rapp

Produced by Yari Film Group, Stratus Film Co.

200698 min6.0 / 10

A bittersweet comedy-drama about a daughter's return home to reconnect with a distant father, discovering that what she thought she needed (money and letters) pales beside what she actually needs (family and understanding).

Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student and a would-be musician have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Winter Passing violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Winter Passing scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Winter Passing sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Winter Passing easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Winter Passing end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Winter Passing

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Winter Passing

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Winter Passing, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Winter Passing, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Winter Passing, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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