Bully

Bully

It's time to take a stand.

Directed by Lee Hirsch

Produced by The Weinstein Company, Bully Project, The

201192 min7.2 / 10

A sobering documentary that follows real victims of bullying to expose a pervasive social crisis affecting millions of American youth.

This year, over 5 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in this country experience. The Bully Project is the first feature documentary film to show how we've all been affected by bullying, whether we've been victims, perpetrators or stood silent witness. The world we inhabit as adults begins on the playground. The Bully Project opens on the first day of school. For the more than 5 million kids who'll be bullied this year in the United States, it's a day filled with more anxiety and foreboding than excitement. As the sun rises and school busses across the country overflow with backpacks, brass instruments and the rambunctious sounds of raging hormones, this is a ride into the unknown.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bully sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Bully scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Bully easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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

  • Does Bully end with hope? 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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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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