Love and a .45

Love and a .45

This is one jagged twisting ride you'll never forget.

Directed by C.M. Talkington

Produced by Trimark Pictures

1994101 min5.8 / 10

A kinetic crime-thriller built around a doomed lovers-on-the-run narrative, balancing romantic connection with escalating danger and paranoia.

Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy, Billy Mack Black. The robbery, however, leads to murder, and soon Watty leaves Billy behind and goes on the run with his beloved girlfriend, Starlene. Heading toward Mexico, the fugitive couple gets plenty of media coverage, until there are even more people on their trail. Can Watty and Starlene make it south of the border without getting caught?

Questions people ask

  • Is Love and a .45 scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Love and a .45 violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Love and a .45 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Love and a .45 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Love and a .45 sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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