Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Life's harsh. Why behave?

Directed by Kiefer Sutherland

Produced by Triumph Films, Higgins-Messick-Wayne

1997106 min6.2 / 10

A gritty crime thriller about a wronged ex-con seeking revenge against his mob boss, driven by betrayal and desperation across a harsh landscape.

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.

Questions people ask

  • Does Truth or Consequences, N.M. end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Truth or Consequences, N.M. scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Truth or Consequences, N.M. violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Truth or Consequences, N.M. easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Truth or Consequences, N.M. sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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.

Rarity2

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Truth or Consequences, N.M., But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Truth or Consequences, N.M., But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Truth or Consequences, N.M., But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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