Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

If you've got an appetite for life…

Directed by Bob Rafelson

Produced by United Artists, Outov Productions

1976102 min5.7 / 10

A warm-hearted comedy-drama about a privileged man's moral awakening through genuine human connection at a gym, set against the clash between greed and community.

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.

Questions people ask

  • Is Stay Hungry sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Stay Hungry easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

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

  • Is Stay Hungry scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Stay Hungry violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Stay Hungry

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Stay Hungry

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Stay Hungry, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Stay Hungry, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Stay Hungry, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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