Kim

Kim

Famed Spectacular Adventure Story Filmed Against Authentic Backgrounds in Mystic India The Greatest Spy Thriller of Them All!

Directed by Victor Saville

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1950113 min6.5 / 10

A sweeping adventure set in colonial India that follows an orphan caught between two worlds—spiritual devotion and imperial duty—with exotic locales and a coming-of-age emotional core.

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kim easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Kim end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kim violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Kim sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Kim scary? 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.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kim

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kim

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kim, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kim, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kim, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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