Blind Side

Blind Side

They had something he wanted... he had something they feared

Directed by Geoff Murphy

Produced by HBO Films

199398 min5.4 / 10

A taut moral thriller about a couple trapped by their own guilt, stalked by a blackmailer who exploits their fear of consequences.

A couple visits Mexico to scout a new location for their furniture manufacturing business, and hit a cop with their car on the way back stateside. Realizing that if they report it they could land in a Mexican jail (guilty until proven innocent), they clean up the car and return home. A few days later, an insistent man shows up wanting a job -- and insinuating that he saw something in Mexico that he would not want to report -- the couple must make a decision about how far they will allow themselves to be blackmailed.

Questions people ask

  • Does Blind Side end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Blind Side scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Blind Side sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Blind Side 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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