
Bad Boys
There's only one person left who believes Mick O'Brien can make it... Mick O'Brien.
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Produced by EMI Films, Solofilm
A gritty, violent coming-of-age drama about a young man's descent into brutal juvenile prison, where survival and respect demand a hardening of the soul.
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
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Questions people ask
Is Bad Boys violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Bad Boys scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Bad Boys one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 89% of films.
Is Bad Boys sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Bad Boys easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Bad Boys end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
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Like Bad Boys
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Bad Boys
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Bad Boys, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Bad Boys, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Bad Boys, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































