Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

Major Charles Rane has come home to war!

Directed by John Flynn

Produced by American International Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions

1977100 min6.8 / 10

A dark, violent meditation on a Vietnam veteran's psychological disintegration and descent into revenge, treating trauma as a kind of living death.

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

Questions people ask

  • Is Rolling Thunder violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Rolling Thunder scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Rolling Thunder easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Rolling Thunder sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Rolling Thunder end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Rolling Thunder, and what each one shares →

Like Rolling Thunder

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rolling Thunder

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rolling Thunder, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rolling Thunder, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rolling Thunder, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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