Bully

Bully

It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?

Directed by Larry Clark

Produced by StudioCanal, Lionsgate

2001113 min6.7 / 10

A dark, unflinching true-crime drama about damaged teenagers driven to murder by years of abuse, exploring how cruelty and desperation can corrupt a group of friends.

A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Bully violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Bully easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Bully end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Bully scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Bully sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Bully, and what each one shares →

Like Bully

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bully

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bully, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bully, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bully, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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