Slap Shot

Slap Shot

Slap Shot out slaps... out swears... out laughs...

Directed by George Roy Hill

Produced by Universal Pictures

1977123 min6.8 / 10

A raucous, irreverent sports comedy that celebrates working-class camaraderie and underdog scrappiness through crude humor and on-ice mayhem.

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.

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  • Is Slap Shot scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

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

  • Is Slap Shot easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Slap Shot end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Slap Shot violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise74

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Slap Shot

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Slap Shot, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Slap Shot, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Slap Shot, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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