3 A.M.

3 A.M.

Driving the night shift can be deadly.

Directed by Lee Davis

Produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

200188 min5.8 / 10

A nocturnal, introspective ensemble portrait of NYC taxi drivers grappling with love, mortality, and meaning during the graveyard shift.

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.

Questions people ask

  • Is 3 A.M. sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is 3 A.M. scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does 3 A.M. end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is 3 A.M. violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is 3 A.M. 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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