Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!

Directed by Lewis Milestone

Produced by Melville Productions

195998 min6.7 / 10

A stark, historically grounded war drama about soldiers ordered into a brutal, seemingly pointless battle as peace negotiations loom nearby.

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pork Chop Hill sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Pork Chop Hill violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Pork Chop Hill easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Pork Chop Hill scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Pork Chop Hill end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Pork Chop Hill

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Pork Chop Hill

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Pork Chop Hill, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Pork Chop Hill, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Pork Chop Hill, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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