The Player
Now More Than Ever!
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Avenue Pictures, Spelling Entertainment
A darkly comic thriller that uses Hollywood's cutthroat culture and paranoia as both setting and subject, blending satire with genuine suspense.
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Questions people ask
Is The Player scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Player end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Player sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Player violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Player 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.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Player, and what each one shares →
Like The Player
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Player
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Player, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Player, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Player, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
