Gunshy

Gunshy

Cold-blooded killers.

Directed by Jeff Celentano

Produced by Periscope Pictures

1998100 min5.4 / 10

A neo-noir crime thriller about a journalist's descent into Atlantic City's underworld, driven by romantic entanglement and moral compromise.

When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved from a bar brawl by a small-time mobster Frankie, and Jake falls in love with Frankie's girlfriend Melissa. Jake soon also joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gunshy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Gunshy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Gunshy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Gunshy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Gunshy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Gunshy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gunshy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gunshy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gunshy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gunshy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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