Greetings

Greetings

An Overground Protest Film!

Directed by Brian De Palma

Produced by West End Films

196887 min5.5 / 10

A freewheeling, satirical comedy about three New York friends navigating draft anxiety and social absurdity through irreverent conversation and experimental humor.

Three friends in New York City discuss how to dodge the draft and Vietnam, JFK's assassination, voyeurism, computer dating, and everything else.

Questions people ask

  • Is Greetings violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Greetings sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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

  • Is Greetings easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Greetings scary? 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.

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27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Greetings

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Greetings

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Greetings, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Greetings, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Greetings, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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