The Big Trees

The Big Trees

MAMMOTH REDWOOD WILDERNESS -- TREASURE PILED TO THE SKY!

Directed by Felix E. Feist

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

195289 min5.6 / 10

A period Western drama about greed versus conservation, where a ruthless timber baron's schemes collide with Quaker principles and rival opportunists in the California redwood wilderness.

In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Big Trees sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Big Trees easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Big Trees end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Big Trees violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Big Trees 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Big Trees

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Big Trees

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Big Trees, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Big Trees, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Big Trees, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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