The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

To live a life of his own, he has to die first.

Directed by John Herzfeld

Produced by Eclectic Pictures, Millennium Media

200797 min6.2 / 10

A tense crime thriller built on deception and survival, where a former Marine must navigate the drug underworld while protecting an unexpected charge.

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

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  • Is The Death and Life of Bobby Z one of a kind? No. Less singular than 98% of films.

  • Is The Death and Life of Bobby Z violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Death and Life of Bobby Z scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Death and Life of Bobby Z easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Death and Life of Bobby Z sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does The Death and Life of Bobby Z end with hope? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

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Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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