Screwed

Screwed

Everybody Serves Their Time

Directed by Reg Traviss

2011110 min5.1 / 10

A gritty, semi-autobiographical crime drama about institutional corruption and moral compromise set within the brutal world of UK prisons.

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.

Questions people ask

  • Is Screwed scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Screwed violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Screwed sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Screwed end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Screwed easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Screwed

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Screwed

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Screwed, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Screwed, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Screwed, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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