Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!

Directed by Robert Wise

Produced by Jeffrey Pictures Corp., Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions

195893 min7.0 / 10

A tense WWII submarine drama exploring the moral cost of obsessive revenge, where a captain's personal vendetta threatens the lives of his crew.

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.

Questions people ask

  • Is Run Silent, Run Deep scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Run Silent, Run Deep violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Run Silent, Run Deep sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Run Silent, Run Deep end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Run Silent, Run Deep 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.

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49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Run Silent, Run Deep

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Run Silent, Run Deep

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Run Silent, Run Deep, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Run Silent, Run Deep, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Run Silent, Run Deep, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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