Rookies Run Amok

Rookies Run Amok

Directed by Claude Zidi

Produced by Les Productions Belles Rives

197185 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted, slapstick military comedy from the 1970s that prioritizes absurdist humor and youthful energy over plot or depth.

Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Rookies Run Amok easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Rookies Run Amok sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Rookies Run Amok scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Rookies Run Amok violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Rookies Run Amok end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Rookies Run Amok

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rookies Run Amok

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rookies Run Amok, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rookies Run Amok, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rookies Run Amok, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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