Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

The only thing more complicated than love is family.

Directed by Ferzan Özpetek

Produced by Fandango, Faros Film

2010108 min7.3 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy-drama about a young man navigating family expectations and self-acceptance within a traditional Italian household.

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.

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  • Is Loose Cannons violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Loose Cannons easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Loose Cannons scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Loose Cannons end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Loose Cannons sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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