Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

You can't escape who you are.

Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green

Produced by A Small Production Company

201186 min5.7 / 10

A raw, intimate family drama about an ex-con grappling with his son's gender transition and his own capacity for acceptance, grounded in the specificity of Bronx Puerto Rican life.

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gun Hill Road sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Gun Hill Road end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gun Hill Road violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gun Hill Road easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gun Hill Road 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Gun Hill Road

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gun Hill Road

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gun Hill Road, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gun Hill Road, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gun Hill Road, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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