Men with Guns

Men with Guns

A New Film From The Director of "Lone Star"

Directed by John Sayles

Produced by Anarchist's Convention Films, Clear Blue Sky Productions

1998127 min6.3 / 10

A somber journey of reckoning in which a retired professor confronts the moral consequences of his past through encounters with former students in a landscape marked by violence and disillusionment.

Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.

Questions people ask

  • Is Men with Guns sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Men with Guns end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Men with Guns scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Men with Guns easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Men with Guns violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Men with Guns

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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