Catchfire

Catchfire

When murder is your business, you'd better not fall in love with your work.

Directed by Dennis Hopper

Produced by Vestron Pictures, Precision Films

1990116 min5.3 / 10

A tense cat-and-mouse thriller about a woman on the run from a mob killer, complicated by an unexpected romantic connection that threatens her survival.

A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Catchfire scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Catchfire violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Catchfire end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

  • Is Catchfire 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Catchfire

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Catchfire

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Catchfire, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Catchfire, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Catchfire, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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