Is Return from the River Kwai sad?

Yes. More sad 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.

Is Return from the River Kwai scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Return from the River Kwai violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Return from the River Kwai easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Return from the River Kwai end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Return from the River Kwai

Name: Return from the River Kwai
Genre: War
Released: 1989
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Edward Fox, George Takei, Chris Penn, Denholm Elliott, Timothy Bottoms

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

Produced by Roadshow Productions

1989101 min5.0 / 10

A grim WWII survival narrative following prisoners through brutal captivity and a perilous journey, marked by desperation and the constant threat of death.

A group of war prisoners has spilt blood, sweat and tears to construct a bridge over the river Kwai in Thailand. Just when the bridge is ready, an American bomber arrives and destroys it. Camp commander Tanaka wants to set an example and orders that some of the prisoners must be executed. Just in time major Harada arrives with orders that the healthiest prisoners must be transported to Japan by train and boat. A treacherous journey since the allied forces keep a close eye on railroads and practically own the seas.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Crime and Betrayal Stories Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Historical War Movies

Genres

War

Keywords

World War Ii Pacific War

Questions people ask

Is Return from the River Kwai sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Return from the River Kwai scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Return from the River Kwai violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Return from the River Kwai easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Return from the River Kwai end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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