Jinxed!

Jinxed!

America's favorite tootsie is on a roll.

Directed by Don Siegel

Produced by United Artists, Herb Jaffe

1982103 min4.5 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy caper about a lounge singer and blackjack dealer who fall for each other while plotting against a gambling hustler.

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jinxed! sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is Jinxed! scary? 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Jinxed!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jinxed!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jinxed!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jinxed!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jinxed!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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