Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by Paramount Pictures, John Ford Productions

1963109 min6.2 / 10

A sun-soaked, good-natured adventure comedy about a proper woman discovering her unconventional father and finding family and romance in a tropical paradise.

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.

Questions people ask

  • Does Donovan's Reef end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Donovan's Reef easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Donovan's Reef scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Donovan's Reef sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Donovan's Reef 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.

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30/ 100

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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