Mean Guns

Mean Guns

Directed by Albert Pyun

Produced by Filmwerks

1997110 min5.5 / 10

A high-octane survival thriller where a hundred criminals are forced into a deadly game of elimination for a fortune, driven by relentless action and paranoid tension.

One hundred mid- and low-level gangsters who are on their boss' bad side are locked inside a newly-built high-security prison, and given plenty of guns, ammo, and baseball bats, then told that the last survivor will get a suitcase with 10 million dollars.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mean Guns violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is Mean Guns scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Mean Guns easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Mean Guns end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Mean Guns sad? 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Mean Guns

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mean Guns

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mean Guns, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mean Guns, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mean Guns, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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