Crackers

Crackers

The Comedy that dreams the impossible scheme!

Directed by Louis Malle

Produced by Universal Pictures

198498 min4.7 / 10

A lighthearted heist comedy about down-on-their-luck misfits pulling off a robbery, driven by playful scheming and ensemble camaraderie rather than stakes or sophistication.

Down-and-out Weslake is reduced to minding the counter at a San Francisco pawn shop when he stumbles onto a scheme by some of the boss's disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.

Questions people ask

  • Is Crackers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Crackers violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Crackers end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Crackers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Crackers scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Crackers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Crackers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Crackers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Crackers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Crackers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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