Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

Juggle the books. Set fire to the factory. Supply women for the clients. Harry Stoner will do anything to get one more season.

Directed by John G. Avildsen

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Filmways Pictures

1973100 min6.6 / 10

A bleak midlife-crisis drama about a morally compromised businessman watching his professional and personal worlds collapse over 48 hours.

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Questions people ask

  • Is Save the Tiger sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Save the Tiger end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.

  • Is Save the Tiger easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Save the Tiger scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Save the Tiger violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Save the Tiger, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Save the Tiger, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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