Deep Valley

Deep Valley

Mountainous thrills! Wild adventure! ...plunging them ever deeper into desperate danger !

Directed by Jean Negulesco

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1947104 min5.6 / 10

A romantic melodrama set in California wilderness where a sheltered farm girl falls for a fugitive convict, balancing intimate connection against the danger and moral complications of his criminal status.

A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain gang building a road through the wilderness.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deep Valley scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Deep Valley easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Deep Valley end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Deep Valley sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Deep Valley violent? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Deep Valley

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Deep Valley

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Deep Valley, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Deep Valley, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Deep Valley, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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