Is The Battleship Island 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 The Battleship Island one of a kind?

Barely. Less singular than 87% 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 The Battleship Island easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 The Battleship Island violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% 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 The Battleship Island scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 The Battleship Island end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Battleship Island

Name: The Battleship Island
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2017
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Su-an

1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan

Produced by Filmmaker R&K, CJ Entertainment

2017132 min7.2 / 10

A harrowing historical drama about Korean forced laborers' desperate bid for freedom from a brutal island prison during Japanese occupation.

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back East Asian History & Culture Samurai Movies Cor

Genres

Drama War

Keywords

Forced Labour Korean Resistance Japanese Occupation Of Korea Gunkanjima

Questions people ask

Is The Battleship Island sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Battleship Island one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 87% of films.
Is The Battleship Island easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Battleship Island violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Battleship Island scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does The Battleship Island end with hope? 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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