Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive

Directed by Lee Daniels

Produced by Teton Films, Lee Daniels Entertainment

200593 min5.2 / 10

A dark character study about assassins bound by love and obligation, forced to confront mortality and redemption as their carefully constructed world unravels.

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shadowboxer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Is Shadowboxer violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Shadowboxer scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 62% of films.

  • Does Shadowboxer end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Shadowboxer 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shadowboxer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shadowboxer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shadowboxer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shadowboxer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shadowboxer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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