Young Mother

Young Mother

Directed by Kong Ja-kwan

201383 min5.0 / 10

A softcore romantic comedy that traces a man's sexual and romantic entanglements across years, moving from youthful infatuation through transactional relationships to morally complicated desire.

Nineteen-year-old, Jin-goo enjoys an erotic moment to himself while thinking about his pretty English tutor. Then one day, he is caught in the middle of an embarrassing moment and becomes awkward with her. However, this becomes an opportunity and she starts teaching him sex. Their replationship becomes an uncontrollable romance. However, she quits the tutoring and the relationship to get married. Time goes on and Jin-goo is a grown up. He's used to thoughtless sex. However, his partner of benefit gets pregnant so he meets his future-mother-in-law to talk about marriage. However, she's so beautiful and sexy. He moves in with the in-laws but soon breaks out of the marrige due to his wife's fling. The mother-in-law doesn't know how to make it up to him for what her daughter has done. Jin-goo suggests something dangerous...

Questions people ask

  • Does Young Mother end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Young Mother scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Young Mother violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Young Mother sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Young Mother easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Young Mother

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Young Mother

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Young Mother, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Young Mother, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Young Mother, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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