
The Guy from Harlem
He's Clean ... Mean ... A Fighting Machine!
Directed by Rene Martinez Jr.
Produced by International Cinema
A straightforward blaxploitation action thriller built on a tough hero's street smarts and fighting prowess against criminal villains.
Tough streetwise private investigator Al Connors, who works in Florida but originally hails from Harlem, is hired by the CIA to guard a visiting African princess. Moreover, Connors uses all his sharp street smarts and fierce fighting skills to find another woman who's been abducted by the evil Big Daddy.
Questions people ask
Is The Guy from Harlem sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Guy from Harlem violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Does The Guy from Harlem end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Guy from Harlem scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Guy from Harlem 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.
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 Guy from Harlem
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Guy from Harlem
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Guy from Harlem, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Guy from Harlem, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Guy from Harlem, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


















































