Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water

Blood always follows money.

Directed by David Mackenzie

Produced by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Film 44

2016102 min7.3 / 10

A tense, morally complex neo-western about two brothers driven to crime by desperation, balancing intimate family bonds against the inexorable logic of their criminal trajectory.

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Hell or High Water violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Hell or High Water scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Hell or High Water sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Hell or High Water easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Hell or High Water end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Hell or High Water, and what each one shares →

Like Hell or High Water

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hell or High Water

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hell or High Water, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hell or High Water, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hell or High Water, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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