Morning Departure

Morning Departure

THRILLING SEA DRAMA!

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

Produced by Jay Lewis Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

1950102 min6.9 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic wartime survival drama centered on a trapped submarine crew facing mortality and the race against dwindling oxygen.

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Morning Departure easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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

  • Does Morning Departure end with hope? 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.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Morning Departure

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Morning Departure

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Morning Departure, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Morning Departure, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Morning Departure, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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