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Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) poster

2017 · drama

Same Kind of Different as Me

Directed by Michael Carney1h 59m2017

International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

Our read: Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Warm, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.69kRT44%Metacritic47
  • warm
  • redemptive
  • tender
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DNA · twelve axes

How Same Kind of Different as Me feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a sincere faith-and-friendship drama about healing through unlikely homeless bonds.”

ends warmyou’ll feel glowing aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 15attention 3/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violence

Skip it tonight — Skip if Christian inspirational messaging or cancer-grief weepies feel manipulative tonight.

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