Idlewild

Idlewild

Directed by Bryan Barber

Produced by HBO Films, Forensic Films

2006121 min5.6 / 10

A visually stylized, music-driven crime drama set in Prohibition-era speakeasy culture, balancing theatrical song-and-dance numbers with gangster threats and the bond between two contrasting performers.

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

Questions people ask

  • Is Idlewild easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Idlewild scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Idlewild end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Idlewild violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Idlewild 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Idlewild

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Idlewild

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Idlewild, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Idlewild, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Idlewild, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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