Hard Luck

Hard Luck

Directed by Mario Van Peebles

Produced by Junction Films

2006101 min5.5 / 10

A dark, multi-threaded crime thriller that weaves together criminal desperation and hidden violence in a morally compromised world.

Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged suburban housewife hides a sadistic and vicious streak.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hard Luck violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Does Hard Luck end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Hard Luck scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Hard Luck easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Hard Luck sad? 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hard Luck

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hard Luck

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hard Luck, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hard Luck, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hard Luck, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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