
Mother Lode
The lure of Gold can make a man do anything. Anything.
Directed by Charlton Heston
Produced by Agamemnon Films
A survival thriller about greed and isolation, where young adventurers become trapped with a murderous hermit in a remote wilderness.
A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Mother Lode scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Mother Lode violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Mother Lode easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Mother Lode end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Mother Lode sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Mother Lode
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Mother Lode
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Mother Lode, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Mother Lode, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Mother Lode, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.






















































