
The Defender
Directed by Dolph Lundgren
Produced by Lucky UKFS, Bauer Martinez Studios
A tense post-9/11 thriller about duty and moral contradiction, where a war veteran must protect an ideological enemy amid terrorism and espionage.
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Defender scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Defender easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Defender violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does The Defender end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Defender sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Defender
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Defender
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Defender, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Defender, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Defender, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































