High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

They're not bad girls. They're just behaving that way.

Directed by Mel Smith

Produced by Fragile Films, Touchstone Pictures

200186 min6.2 / 10

A comedic crime caper centered on two best friends who get in over their heads with dangerous criminals, balancing humor and action with genuine affection between the leads.

Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

Questions people ask

  • Is High Heels and Low Lifes sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is High Heels and Low Lifes easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is High Heels and Low Lifes scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is High Heels and Low Lifes violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does High Heels and Low Lifes end with hope? 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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