Is Farewell to the King violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Farewell to the King sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Farewell to the King scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Farewell to the King end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Farewell to the King easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Farewell to the King

Name: Farewell to the King
Genre: War, Adventure
Released: 1989
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marilyn Tokuda, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez

In the midst of war, one man vanished into the jungle, and emerged as king.

Directed by John Milius

Produced by Orion Pictures, Cine Location Services

1989117 min6.0 / 10

A Conradian meditation on colonialism, civilization, and the corrupting allure of power, set in a WWII jungle where an American deserter becomes a god-king to an indigenous tribe.

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.

Clusters

Religious Horror Movies Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Emotional Downfall Tropical Island Movies Combat and Battles

Genres

War Adventure

Keywords

Guerrilla Warfare Paradise Island Shipwreck Desertion World War Ii Infantry U.s. Navy Tribe Borneo Jungle

Questions people ask

Is Farewell to the King violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Farewell to the King sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Farewell to the King scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does Farewell to the King end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Farewell to the King 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.

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