The Walker

The Walker

Everyone loves a good scandal.

Directed by Paul Schrader

Produced by Kintop Pictures, Isle of Man Film

2007108 min5.3 / 10

A political thriller centered on a gay social escort drawn into a murder conspiracy that reaches the corridors of power, exploring complicity and scandal in Washington's elite circles.

Carter Page III, a middle-aged gay man in Washington, D. C., is a "walker", a single man who escorts other men's wives to social events so the husbands do not have to. One of the women he escorts, Lynn Lockner, is the wife of a United States senator and is carrying on an affair with a lobbyist. When she finds the lobbyist murdered, she embroils Carter in an investigation that leads to the highest levels of the federal government.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Walker end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Walker sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Walker scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Walker violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Walker 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Walker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Walker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Walker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Walker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Walker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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