Pu-239

Pu-239

His family's future depends on one unstable element.

Directed by Scott Z. Burns

Produced by Plutonium Production Limited, Beacon Pictures

200697 min6.7 / 10

A grim, morally complex drama about a dying man's desperate gamble to secure his family's survival, shadowed by radiation sickness and criminal entanglement.

A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and sets out to sell it on Moscow's black market with the help of an incompetent criminal.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pu-239 sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Pu-239 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Pu-239 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Pu-239 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Pu-239 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Pu-239

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Same Mood as Pu-239

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Like Pu-239, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Pu-239, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Pu-239, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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