Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Film Was Born Of An Explosive.

Directed by Bill Morrison

Produced by Museum of Modern Art, Hypnotic Pictures

2017120 min6.8 / 10

A documentary meditation on cinema's fragility and resurrection, tracing the miraculous recovery of lost early films from an Arctic vault.

The true history of a collection of some 500 films dating from 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory, in Dawson City, located about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dawson City: Frozen Time end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Dawson City: Frozen Time scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Dawson City: Frozen Time violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Dawson City: Frozen Time sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Dawson City: Frozen Time easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dawson City: Frozen Time

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dawson City: Frozen Time

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dawson City: Frozen Time, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dawson City: Frozen Time, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dawson City: Frozen Time, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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