Swamp Water

Swamp Water

The Swamp! Sinister - mysterious - it shaped the lives and loves and hates of the people who lived around its edges!!

Directed by Jean Renoir

Produced by 20th Century Fox

194190 min6.4 / 10

A noir-tinged romantic drama set in a mysterious Georgia swamp, where a hunter's encounter with a fugitive and his daughter sparks love and moral reckoning.

A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.

Questions people ask

  • Is Swamp Water scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Swamp Water sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Swamp Water easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Swamp Water end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Swamp Water violent? 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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Swamp Water

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Swamp Water

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Swamp Water, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Swamp Water, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Swamp Water, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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