The Dope

The Dope

Directed by François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux

Produced by Pathé Renn Productions, Neo Productions

200393 min4.6 / 10

A high-energy buddy comedy built on absurdist drug humor and chase-plot chaos, where two friends' misadventures with Nazi-engineered marijuana drive the action.

Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Dope sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Dope scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Dope easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

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

  • Is The Dope violent? 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

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

Everything like The Dope, and what each one shares →

Like The Dope

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Dope

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Dope, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Dope, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Dope, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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