The Big Take

The Big Take

It's murder to make a movie

Directed by Justin Daly

Produced by DeerJen

201883 min4.9 / 10

A tense noir-inflected thriller about mistaken identity and escalating violence, driven by paranoia and the collision of two lives caught in a dangerous web.

A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Big Take scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Big Take violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does The Big Take end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Big Take easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Is The Big Take 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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Big Take

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Big Take

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Big Take, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Big Take, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Big Take, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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