Is Johnny Handsome scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Johnny Handsome sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Johnny Handsome violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Johnny Handsome end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Johnny Handsome easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Johnny Handsome

Name: Johnny Handsome
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1989
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Elizabeth McGovern

They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past .

Directed by Walter Hill

Produced by The Guber-Peters Company, Roven Productions

198994 min6.4 / 10

A noir-tinged revenge thriller about a disfigured criminal who uses a second chance at life as a cover for calculated vengeance, exploring whether identity and past can truly be escaped.

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

Clusters

Vigilante Justice Movies Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Isolation And Loneliness Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Prison Mask Individual Operation Robbery Restart Ex-detainee New Orleans, Louisiana New Identity Ugliness Plastic Surgery

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Johnny Handsome scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Johnny Handsome sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Johnny Handsome violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.
Does Johnny Handsome end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Johnny Handsome 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.