
A Bullet for Joey
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Directed by Lewis Allen
Produced by Bischoff-Diamond Corporation
A mid-century noir thriller about a gangster and cop converging on a spy plot, driven by Cold War paranoia and the moral redemption of a criminal.
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is A Bullet for Joey scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is A Bullet for Joey sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is A Bullet for Joey violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does A Bullet for Joey end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Bullet for Joey 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Bullet for Joey
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Bullet for Joey
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Bullet for Joey, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Bullet for Joey, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Bullet for Joey, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































