Night Crossing

Night Crossing

The East German border: 836 miles of barbed-wire walls, automated machine guns, armed guards, and deadly land mines. On September 15, 1979 two families tried to cross it.

Directed by Delbert Mann

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

1982107 min6.1 / 10

A tense, family-centered escape thriller grounded in historical reality, balancing the warmth of familial bonds against the paranoia and danger of crossing a militarized border.

Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.

Questions people ask

  • Does Night Crossing end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Night Crossing sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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

  • Is Night Crossing easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Night Crossing 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity61

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Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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