Andersonville

Andersonville

The great untold story of the American Civil War.

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Produced by Turner Pictures (I), Turner Network Television

1996167 min6.5 / 10

A harrowing historical docudrama that chronicles the brutal realities of a Civil War prison camp through the bonds and struggles of captured Union soldiers.

This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.

Questions people ask

  • Is Andersonville sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Andersonville scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Andersonville easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Andersonville violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Andersonville end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity35

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Surprise26

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Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Andersonville

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Andersonville, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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