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 Lifeboat 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Lifeboat 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.

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.

Lifeboat

Name: Lifeboat
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1944
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak

Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by 20th Century Fox

194496 min7.4 / 10

A claustrophobic wartime survival drama that traps nine strangers in a lifeboat, forcing them to confront both external danger and their own moral compromises.

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Complicity Under Pressure Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Historical War Movies

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

Sea Journalist Submarine Boat World War Ii Survival Black And White Lifeboat Radio Operator

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Questions people ask

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