I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

193292 min7.8 / 10

A searing indictment of systemic injustice and prison brutality that follows an innocent man's descent from aspiration to desperation, built on moral outrage rather than hope.

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of films.

  • Does I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity15

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Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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