Flashpoint

Flashpoint

They drink together. Work together. Party together. They live for trouble. Now they've uncovered a secret and their troubles are just beginning.

Directed by William Tannen

Produced by Silver Screen Partners, HBO Films

198494 min6.2 / 10

A tense procedural thriller about two border guards whose friendship is tested when they stumble upon a decades-old conspiracy and must decide between greed and integrity.

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether to keep the money or report it, they privately investigate the clues and unravel a decades old mystery.

Questions people ask

  • Does Flashpoint end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Flashpoint scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

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

  • Is Flashpoint violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Flashpoint 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.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Flashpoint

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Flashpoint

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Flashpoint, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Flashpoint, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Flashpoint, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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