Movie

Johns

1996 · 96 min

A raw, slow-burn character study that immerses you in street-level desperation and fragile hope, building to a devastating emotional punch.

Tagline: This ain't no 90210
Overview: It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza Hotel. Meanwhile, Donner, a lad new to the streets, wants John to leave the city with him. John spends the day trying to figure out how to deal with Donner's friendship.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, friendship, survival, identity
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
friendship
survival
identity
grief
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong