Highway Patrolman

Highway Patrolman

Directed by Alex Cox

Produced by Marubeni, Together Brothers Productions

1991104 min6.3 / 10

A morally complex portrait of a young cop's corruption and compromise in a system designed to break him, set against the brutal landscape of Mexican drug trafficking.

A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.

Questions people ask

  • Is Highway Patrolman scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Highway Patrolman sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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

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

  • Is Highway Patrolman 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Highway Patrolman

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Same Mood as Highway Patrolman

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Highway Patrolman, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Highway Patrolman, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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