Motor City

Motor City

Love will drive you mad.

Directed by Potsy Ponciroli

Produced by Stampede Ventures, Gramercy Park Media

2026104 min6.2 / 10

A dark 1970s revenge thriller centered on a man's obsessive love and rage after losing everything to a gangster's world.

In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn't commit. With his life ruined, Miller plots revenge against the man who took his girl away.

Questions people ask

  • Is Motor City violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Motor City scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Motor City sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Motor City end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Motor City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Motor City

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Motor City

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Motor City, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Motor City, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Motor City, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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