Shade

Shade

Lie, cheat, steal... your deal!

Directed by Damian Nieman

Produced by Judgement Pictures, Cobalt Media Group

2003101 min6.2 / 10

A fast-paced crime caper built on deception and double-crosses, where con artists navigate escalating schemes with wit and cunning.

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shade sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Shade scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Shade violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Shade end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Shade easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Shade, and what each one shares →

Like Shade

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shade

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shade, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shade, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shade, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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