
Anna Christie
Garbo Talks!
Directed by Clarence Brown
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A pre-code drama about shame, redemption, and the gap between perception and truth, centered on a woman caught between her past and the possibility of love.
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.
Questions people ask
Is Anna Christie sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Anna Christie violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.
Is Anna Christie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Anna Christie end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Anna Christie easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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
Ensemble







Like Anna Christie
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Anna Christie
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Anna Christie, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Anna Christie, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Anna Christie, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































