Snitch

Snitch

How far would you go to save your son?

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh

Produced by Exclusive Media, Participant

2013112 min6.1 / 10

A tense undercover thriller driven by a father's desperation to save his son from an unjust system, balancing action and emotional stakes.

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

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Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Snitch scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Snitch sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Snitch 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.

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37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Snitch, and what each one shares →

Like Snitch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Snitch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Snitch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Snitch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Snitch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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