Slow Burn

Slow Burn

The truth is just a trick of light.

Directed by Wayne Beach

Produced by Longfellow Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

200593 min5.3 / 10

A morally murky crime thriller built on deception and unreliable perception, where truth itself becomes a weapon in a high-stakes game of manipulation.

A district attorney is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney and a cryptic stranger.

Questions people ask

  • Does Slow Burn end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Slow Burn easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Slow Burn scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Slow Burn violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Slow Burn sad? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Slow Burn

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Slow Burn

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Slow Burn, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Slow Burn, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Slow Burn, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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