Five Fingers for Marseilles

Five Fingers for Marseilles

There are no good men

Directed by Michael Matthews

Produced by The Be Phat Motel Film Company, Game 7 Films

2018121 min5.6 / 10

A gritty South African western about a reluctant hero returning to a corrupt, oppressed town, wrestling with cycles of violence and the cost of resistance.

Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.

Questions people ask

  • Is Five Fingers for Marseilles sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Five Fingers for Marseilles violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Five Fingers for Marseilles scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Five Fingers for Marseilles end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Five Fingers for Marseilles easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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