Working Girls

Working Girls

All In A Day's Work.

Directed by Lizzie Borden

Produced by New York State Council on the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts

198793 min6.2 / 10

A feminist examination of sex work and economic survival in 1980s Manhattan, told through the daily life of a woman navigating agency, desire, and self-determination.

A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

Questions people ask

  • Is Working Girls violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Working Girls sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Working Girls scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Working Girls end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Working Girls easy watching? 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.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Working Girls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Working Girls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Working Girls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Working Girls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Working Girls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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