City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

Where you go when you can't turn back.

Directed by Matt Dillon

Produced by United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

2002116 min5.8 / 10

A morally murky thriller about a fugitive con man navigating Cambodia's underworld, where criminal schemes collide with darker truths and personal reckoning.

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.

Questions people ask

  • Is City of Ghosts scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is City of Ghosts sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does City of Ghosts end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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

  • Is City of Ghosts violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like City of Ghosts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as City of Ghosts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like City of Ghosts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like City of Ghosts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like City of Ghosts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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