Absolution

Absolution

Revenge has its own set of rules

Directed by Keoni Waxman

Produced by Actionhouse, Steamroller Productions

201591 min4.6 / 10

A dark action thriller about a contract killer forced to choose between duty and conscience when protecting a trafficking victim from a corrupt mob boss.

When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Absolution violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Absolution scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Absolution easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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

  • Is Absolution sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Absolution

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Absolution

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Absolution, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Absolution, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Absolution, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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