20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Directed by Georges Méliès

Produced by Star Film

190710 min5.1 / 10

A whimsical, visually inventive dream-voyage through an underwater fantasia, blending Verne's adventure with theatrical spectacle and early cinema's boundless imagination.

The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet. Méliès's design for the film includes cut-out sea animals patterned after Alphonse de Neuville's illustrations for Verne's novel.

Questions people ask

  • Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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