The Young Americans

The Young Americans

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

Directed by Danny Cannon

Produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

1993103 min5.7 / 10

A gritty crime thriller set in London's drug-fueled underworld, where a hardened detective pursues a ruthless American criminal through a morally compromised landscape.

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Young Americans easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is The Young Americans violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does The Young Americans end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Young Americans 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Young Americans

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Young Americans

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Young Americans, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Young Americans, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Young Americans, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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