Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

They Lead The League In Scoring... After The Game!

Directed by Michael Ritchie

Produced by Charley Associates

1977108 min5.4 / 10

A breezy, character-driven comedy about friendship and romance among professional athletes, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

Questions people ask

  • Is Semi-Tough easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Semi-Tough end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Semi-Tough scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Semi-Tough violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Semi-Tough sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Semi-Tough

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Semi-Tough

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Semi-Tough, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Semi-Tough, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Semi-Tough, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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