Sonny
His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before.
Directed by Nicolas Cage
Produced by Saturn Films, Gold Circle Films
A gritty character study of a young veteran trapped between his shameful past and an elusive future, set against the humid decay of 1980s New Orleans.
New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Sonny sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Sonny end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Sonny scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sonny violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sonny 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Sonny
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Sonny
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Sonny, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Sonny, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Sonny, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
