The Wash

The Wash

When you're down 'n dirty, it all comes out in The Wash.

Directed by DJ Pooh

Produced by Lionsgate, Lithium Entertainment Group

200197 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted buddy comedy built on absurd workplace hijinks and the camaraderie between two friends navigating financial desperation through low-stakes chaos.

With the rent due and his car booted, Sean has to come up with some ends...and fast. When his best buddy and roommate Dee Loc, suggests that Sean get a job busting suds down at the local car wash.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Wash sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Wash easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Wash scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Wash violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Does The Wash end with hope? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Wash

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Wash

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Wash, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Wash, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Wash, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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