Weapons

Weapons

Welcome to the Neighborhood.

Directed by Adam Bhala Lough

Produced by Pantry Films, After Dark Films

200782 min4.6 / 10

A dark, interconnected portrait of youth violence in small-town America that reveals how seemingly random brutality is rooted in systemic dysfunction and personal tragedy.

Weapons presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and tragically reveals how they are all interrelated.

Questions people ask

  • Is Weapons sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Weapons end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Weapons violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Weapons easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Weapons scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Weapons

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Weapons

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Weapons, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Weapons, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Weapons, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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