How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

Directed by Maciej Kawulski

Produced by Open Mind Production

2022185 min6.6 / 10

A dark, intimate crime drama centered on a woman's romantic entanglement with a powerful gangster, tracing his rise and inevitable fall through her perspective.

A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.

Questions people ask

  • Is How I Fell in Love with a Gangster violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Does How I Fell in Love with a Gangster end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is How I Fell in Love with a Gangster scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is How I Fell in Love with a Gangster sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is How I Fell in Love with a Gangster 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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