Lifeboat

Lifeboat

How far would you go to save a stranger's life?

Directed by Skye Fitzgerald

Produced by Spin Film, RYOT Films

201834 min6.6 / 10

A documentary about humanitarian rescue workers risking their lives to save refugees in the Mediterranean, balancing urgent moral urgency with the human bonds forged in crisis.

Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lifeboat sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Lifeboat end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Lifeboat scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Lifeboat violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Lifeboat 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Like Lifeboat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lifeboat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lifeboat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lifeboat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lifeboat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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