Bootleggers

Bootleggers

Directed by Leonid Gaidai

Produced by Mosfilm

196219 min7.3 / 10

A lighthearted slapstick comedy short where three bumbling friends' moonshine operation unravels through their mischievous dog's innocent interference with the law.

This is the second silent (save for a song) slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three friends are making illegal moonshine. Bottled "product" fills shelves quickly. Life is good. But their dog Barbos doesn't understand that bringing a moonshine condenser coil to a police station is a bad idea...

Questions people ask

  • Is Bootleggers sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Bootleggers easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Bootleggers end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Bootleggers violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Bootleggers scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bootleggers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bootleggers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bootleggers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bootleggers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bootleggers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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