Gunner Palace

Gunner Palace

Directed by Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein

Produced by Nomados Film

200485 min6.3 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of American soldiers coping with the psychological and physical toll of combat in Iraq, balancing moments of camaraderie with the weight of ongoing danger.

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gunner Palace sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Gunner Palace end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Gunner Palace scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Gunner Palace violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gunner Palace easy watching? 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.

32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Gunner Palace

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gunner Palace, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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