Collateral

Collateral

It started like any other night.

Directed by Michael Mann

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Edge City

2004120 min7.2 / 10

A taut neo-noir thriller about a cab driver trapped in a single night with a charismatic contract killer, exploring fate, morality, and the collision of ordinary and criminal worlds.

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Collateral scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Collateral violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Collateral easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Collateral sad? 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.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Collateral, and what each one shares →

Like Collateral

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Collateral

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Collateral, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Collateral, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Collateral, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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