The Commander

The Commander

Directed by Edoardo De Angelis

Produced by Indigo Film, RAI Cinema

2023120 min6.9 / 10

A historical drama centered on an act of wartime mercy, balancing the tension of military danger against the warmth of a commander's moral choice to save lives.

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Commander end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

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

  • Is The Commander sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

  • Is The Commander 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Commander, and what each one shares →

Like The Commander

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Commander

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Commander, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Commander, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Commander, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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