Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo

Cargo that blasts the sea wide open!

Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

195190 min6.5 / 10

A wartime thriller about ordinary fishermen and villagers who discover enemy deception and must band together to prevent catastrophe.

A Newfoundland fishingboat comes to the aid of a wrecked Danish sailing ship and tows it to a small village, but eventually the captain of the fishingboat realises that it's a U-boat supply ship in disguise, loaded with torpedoes. So, together with his crew and a group of villagers he sets about a plan to blow the ship as well as any U-boats that approach it. Based on the novel "The Gaunt Woman" by Edmund Gilligan.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sealed Cargo end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Sealed Cargo scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Sealed Cargo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Sealed Cargo sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Sealed Cargo 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sealed Cargo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sealed Cargo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sealed Cargo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sealed Cargo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sealed Cargo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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