Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

Directed by Nora Ephron

Produced by Paramount Pictures, StudioCanal

2000105 min5.1 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper about a desperate weatherman and lottery girl whose scheme to rig the lottery spirals into chaos and violence.

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

Questions people ask

  • Does Lucky Numbers end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Lucky Numbers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Lucky Numbers scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Lucky Numbers violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Lucky Numbers easy watching? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Lucky Numbers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lucky Numbers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lucky Numbers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lucky Numbers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lucky Numbers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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