Law Breakers

Law Breakers

Directed by Marcel Carné

Produced by Les Productions Belles Rives, Compagnie Franco Coloniale Cinématographique

1971107 min5.6 / 10

A grim institutional thriller about systemic corruption that traps an idealistic judge in an escalating web of obstruction and violence.

A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.

Questions people ask

  • Does Law Breakers end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Law Breakers scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Law Breakers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Law Breakers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Law Breakers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Law Breakers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Law Breakers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Law Breakers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Law Breakers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Law Breakers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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