Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

What would you do if you found a million bucks?

Directed by Ramón Menéndez

Produced by Hollywood Pictures, Permut Presentations

1993100 min5.6 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper about a working-class man's temptation and downfall when he finds a fortune, caught between mob entanglement and police pursuit.

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

Questions people ask

  • Does Money for Nothing end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Money for Nothing sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Money for Nothing violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Money for Nothing scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Money for Nothing 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Money for Nothing

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Money for Nothing

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Money for Nothing, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Money for Nothing, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Money for Nothing, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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