Super Fly

Super Fly

Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!

Directed by Gordon Parks Jr.

Produced by Superfly Ltd., Sig Shore Productions

197291 min6.3 / 10

A stylish blaxploitation crime thriller about a drug dealer's ambitious escape plan, driven by street-level tension and period swagger.

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

Questions people ask

  • Is Super Fly scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Super Fly violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Super Fly end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

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

  • Is Super Fly 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.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Super Fly

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Super Fly

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Super Fly, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Super Fly, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Super Fly, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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