Who Killed Johnny R.?

Who Killed Johnny R.?

A Western of the hardest kind

Directed by José Luis Madrid

Produced by Tilma Films, CCC Filmkunst

196691 min7.7 / 10

A hard-edged spaghetti western built on deception and moral corruption, where an innocent man becomes a pawn in a dead man's scheme to escape justice.

An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.

Questions people ask

  • Is Who Killed Johnny R.? scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Who Killed Johnny R.? end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Who Killed Johnny R.? violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Who Killed Johnny R.? easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Who Killed Johnny R.? 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.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Who Killed Johnny R.?, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Who Killed Johnny R.?, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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