The Business

The Business

This firm will blow you away.

Directed by Nick Love

Produced by Vertigo Films, Monkey Productions

200596 min6.1 / 10

A stylish crime thriller following a young man's seductive descent into the drug underworld, driven by excess and ambition in 1980s Spain.

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is The Business violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does The Business end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Business sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Business 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Business

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Business

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Business, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Business, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Business, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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