The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

Directed by Ali LeRoi

Produced by Zgreen Entertainment, Jason Shuman Productions

2019104 min5.2 / 10

A dark, existentially weighted time-loop thriller that uses supernatural entrapment to force a young Black gay man to confront systemic violence, identity, and mortality.

A wealthy, Nigerian-American teenager is pulled over by police, shot to death, and immediately awakens, trapped in a terrifying time loop that forces him to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.

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  • Is The Obituary of Tunde Johnson sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Obituary of Tunde Johnson scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Obituary of Tunde Johnson violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Obituary of Tunde Johnson easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Obituary of Tunde Johnson end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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