Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

Chuck Norris is John T. Booker and Booker is fighting back.

Directed by Ted Post

197895 min5.1 / 10

A lean 1970s revenge thriller where a Vietnam vet hunts down those responsible for systematically killing his former squad, driven by paranoia and martial-arts action.

The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.

Questions people ask

  • Is Good Guys Wear Black violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Good Guys Wear Black scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Good Guys Wear Black easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Good Guys Wear Black end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Good Guys Wear Black 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

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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