
Zapped!
They're getting a little behind in their classwork.
Directed by Robert J. Rosenthal
Produced by Apple / Rose, Embassy Pictures
A lighthearted 1980s sex comedy about a nerdy high school boy who gains telekinetic powers and uses them to pursue romantic and mischievous hijinks.
Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself with out touching it, Barney finds he has accidently discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into?
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Questions people ask
Is Zapped! sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is Zapped! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Zapped! easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is Zapped! violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.
Does Zapped! end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Zapped!
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Zapped!
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Zapped!, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Zapped!, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Zapped!, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































