Gummo

Gummo

Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home.

Directed by Harmony Korine

Produced by Independent Pictures

199789 min6.6 / 10

A deliberately transgressive, visually grotesque portrait of post-disaster American decay told through the aimless lives of two teenagers in a broken town.

Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

Questions people ask

  • Does Gummo end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Gummo one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Gummo sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Gummo easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Gummo violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Gummo scary? Somewhat. More frightening 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Gummo, and what each one shares →

Like Gummo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gummo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gummo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gummo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gummo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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