Marihuana

Marihuana

Weed with roots in hell!

Directed by Dwain Esper

Produced by Roadshow Attractions

193657 min3.8 / 10

A moralistic 1930s cautionary tale that traces a young woman's descent from innocent beach party to hardened drug pusher, driven by tragedy and desperation.

A young girl named Burma attends a beach party with her boyfriend and after she smokes marijuana with a bunch of other girls, she gets pregnant and another girl drowns while skinny dipping in the ocean. Burma and her boyfriend go to work for the pusher in order to make money so they can get married. However, during a drug deal her boyfriend is killed leaving Burma to fend for herself. Burma then becomes a major narcotics pusher in her own right after giving up her baby for adoption.

Questions people ask

  • Does Marihuana end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Marihuana sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Marihuana scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Marihuana violent? Somewhat. More violent 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Marihuana

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Marihuana

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Marihuana, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Marihuana, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Marihuana, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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