A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey

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Directed by Lewis Allen

Produced by Bischoff-Diamond Corporation

195585 min5.8 / 10

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.

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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