Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

Cecil B. DeMille's GREATEST TRIUMPH! OUT-THRILLS ALL OTHER SCREEN SPECTACLES!

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1942119 min6.4 / 10

A grand, spectacle-driven adventure romance set in the treacherous Florida Keys, balancing shipwreck thrills with romantic rivalry and period charm.

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

Questions people ask

  • Is Reap the Wild Wind sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Reap the Wild Wind end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Reap the Wild Wind violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Reap the Wild Wind easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Reap the Wild Wind 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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