Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan did not know why he caressed her... He had never seen a white woman before!

Directed by Scott Sidney

Produced by National Film Corporation of America

191860 min5.3 / 10

A swashbuckling silent-era adventure that blends primal jungle action with an emerging romance between a wild man and a civilized woman.

A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.

Questions people ask

  • Does Tarzan of the Apes end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Tarzan of the Apes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Tarzan of the Apes easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Tarzan of the Apes violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Tarzan of the Apes 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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