My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard

Terrorized in the Toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for lunch money? GET A BODYGUARD

Directed by Tony Bill

Produced by Melvin Simon Productions, Market Street Productions

198096 min6.4 / 10

A warm, earnest coming-of-age story about two misfit teenagers forming an unlikely friendship while standing up to bullying, grounded in 1980s high school life.

Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

Questions people ask

  • Does My Bodyguard end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is My Bodyguard easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is My Bodyguard sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is My Bodyguard scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is My Bodyguard violent? 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.

39/ 100

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Love40

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