No. Less frightening than 98% 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 Night Mail violent?

No. Less violent than 92% 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.

Barely. Less sad than 89% 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 Night Mail easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% 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 Night Mail end with hope?

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.

Night Mail

Name: Night Mail
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1936
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Arthur Clark, John Grierson, Stuart Legg, Robert Rae

Directed by Harry Watt, Basil Wright

Produced by GPO Film Unit

193625 min6.2 / 10

A charming documentary celebration of the efficiency and human ingenuity behind a mail train's overnight journey, infused with period warmth and rhythmic visual poetry.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

Clusters

Fan-Made Tribute Films Roads and Railways Training And Mentorship Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Scotland Train Mail Mail Train

Questions people ask

Is Night Mail scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Night Mail violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Night Mail sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Night Mail easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does Night Mail 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.

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