
Port of Call
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Produced by SF Studios
A melancholic mid-century romance about a troubled woman seeking redemption through love, constrained by social judgment and personal despair.
A suicidal factory girl, just out of reformatory school and anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.
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Questions people ask
Is Port of Call sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Port of Call scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Port of Call violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Port of Call end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Port of Call easy watching? 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.
Written about
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Port of Call
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Port of Call
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Port of Call, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Port of Call, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Port of Call, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































