The Painter

The Painter

Directed by Kimani Ray Smith

Produced by SP Media Group

2024100 min6.0 / 10

A tense, paranoid thriller about a retired operative pulled back into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse with shadowy forces and a mysterious figure from his past.

An ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Painter violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is The Painter scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Painter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Does The Painter end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is The Painter sad? 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Painter

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Painter

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Painter, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Painter, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Painter, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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