
Posse
The untold story of the wild west.
Directed by Mario Van Peebles
Produced by Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
A revisionist Western that centers Black soldiers' agency and survival while grappling with racial violence and revenge in the post-Civil War frontier.
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
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Questions people ask
Is Posse violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Posse scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Posse sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Posse easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Posse end with hope? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Posse
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Posse
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Posse, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Posse, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Posse, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































