The Ambulance

The Ambulance

You'll be in perfect health before you die.

Directed by Larry Cohen

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Epic Productions

199096 min5.8 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about a man's obsessive pursuit through New York City to rescue a woman from a sinister conspiracy, blending action-movie momentum with genre-aware humor.

One minute Josh Baker is meeting the woman of his dreams. The next, he's watching her whisked away by a mysterious ambulance that never arrives at the local hospital. Doubted by the police, Josh is forced to carry on a one-man crusade that leads to a discovery more frightening than his worst fears.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ambulance scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Ambulance sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

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

  • Does The Ambulance end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Ambulance 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.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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