Is Jamaica Inn scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Jamaica Inn 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 Jamaica Inn end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 Jamaica Inn easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

Jamaica Inn

Name: Jamaica Inn
Genre: Crime, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1939
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Marie Ney

He ruled Jamaica Inn...citadel of sin on the moors, curse-ridden, shunned, reviled. Enough sensations for a dozen pictures. Laughton at his most magnificent.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by Mayflower Pictures

1939100 min6.1 / 10

A dark, atmospheric thriller set in 19th-century Cornwall where a young woman uncovers a brutal smuggling operation at a remote inn, caught between survival and moral reckoning.

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

Questions people ask

Is Jamaica Inn scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Jamaica Inn violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Jamaica Inn sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Jamaica Inn end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Jamaica Inn easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.