Bookies

Bookies

Risk is the biggest rush.

Directed by Mark Illsley

Produced by Gemini Film, Intermedia Films

200388 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comedic cautionary tale about college friends whose gambling operation spirals into danger when organized crime enters the picture.

Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bookies sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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

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

  • Is Bookies violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bookies 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.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bookies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bookies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bookies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bookies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bookies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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