Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Directed by Umberto Lenzi

Produced by Variety Film Production

197692 min6.8 / 10

A gritty 1970s Italian crime thriller built on uneasy alliances between cops and criminals, driven by kidnapping stakes and urban violence.

A cop recruits a criminal and his cohorts to help track down a violent crime lord who has kidnapped the ill daughter of a rich family.

Questions people ask

  • Is Free Hand for a Tough Cop violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Free Hand for a Tough Cop scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Free Hand for a Tough Cop sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Free Hand for a Tough Cop easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Free Hand for a Tough Cop end with hope? 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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