Once Fallen

Once Fallen

The hardest part about moving on is saying goodbye

Directed by Ash Adams

Produced by Bravado Pictures, Freedom Films

201089 min5.2 / 10

A gritty redemption drama about a man caught between his criminal past and his desire for a clean break, complicated by family legacy and inescapable obligations.

When Chance (Brian Presley) returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his past, start a new life and make peace with his father, (Ed Harris, Golden Globe® winner), who is the head of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and serving a life sentence for murder. Upon his release, his dreams of a crime-free future begin to disintegrate when he is forced to assume his best friend's outrageous debt to a local mobster. Despite being thrust back into a world of organized fighting, drug dealing and ties to corrupt police agents, Chance falls in love with Pearl (Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson) and the prospect of living a normal life seems almost within reach. But will he be able to escape the crimes of his father and his past?

Questions people ask

  • Is Once Fallen sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Once Fallen scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Once Fallen violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Does Once Fallen end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Once Fallen 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Once Fallen

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Once Fallen

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Once Fallen, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Once Fallen, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Once Fallen, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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