Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

Yes or yes?

Directed by Jonathan Glazer

Produced by Recorded Picture Company, Film4 Productions

200189 min7.0 / 10

A tense neo-noir thriller about a retired criminal's fragile paradise invaded by a psychopathic nemesis, built on mounting dread and moral ambiguity.

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Sexy Beast scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Sexy Beast violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does Sexy Beast end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Sexy Beast sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Sexy Beast 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Sexy Beast, and what each one shares →

Like Sexy Beast

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sexy Beast

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sexy Beast, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sexy Beast, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sexy Beast, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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