
Lucky Numbers
When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.
Directed by Nora Ephron
Produced by Paramount Pictures, StudioCanal
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.





























































