Film198994 min

Johnny Handsome

Name: Johnny Handsome
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Elizabeth McGovern

Taste attributes: crimedramadetectivemafia/gangsterthrillerslowunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past ."

Boxlist takeSerious and contained: a layered crime drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 163 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

Synopsis: TMDB