Drum

Drum

MANDINGO lit the fuse... DRUM is the explosion!

Directed by Steve Carver

Produced by The De Laurentiis Company

1976100 min5.2 / 10

A brutal, visceral drama about a enslaved fighter caught between brutal exploitation and impossible choices in antebellum America.

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Questions people ask

  • Is Drum violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Is Drum easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Drum sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Drum end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Drum scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Drum

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Drum

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Drum, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Drum, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Drum, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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