A Bag of Hammers

A Bag of Hammers

A con is easy. Family is hard.

Directed by Brian Crano

Produced by Focus Features

201185 min5.8 / 10

A bittersweet comedy-drama about two arrested-development misfits who find redemption and purpose through caring for an abandoned child, balancing humor with genuine emotional weight.

Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Bag of Hammers sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is A Bag of Hammers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is A Bag of Hammers scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does A Bag of Hammers end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is A Bag of Hammers violent? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

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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