Snakehead

Snakehead

An American crime saga.

Directed by Evan Leong

Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films, Roadside Attractions

202189 min6.0 / 10

A gritty crime drama about a trafficked woman's survival and rise through a smuggling operation, driven by her desperate search for her lost child.

Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her survival instincts help her gain favor with the matriarch, and she rises quickly in the ranks. Soon Tse must reconcile her success with her real reason for coming to America—to find the child that was taken from her. In the end, Sister Tse must draw on the strength she found in transforming her victimhood into power.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Snakehead easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Snakehead end with hope? 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Snakehead

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Snakehead

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Snakehead, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Snakehead, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Snakehead, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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