Is The Docks of New York 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 Docks of New York scary?

Barely. Less 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.

Is The Docks of New York easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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 Docks of New York violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Docks of New York end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

The Docks of New York

Name: The Docks of New York
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1928
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, Mitchell Lewis

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

192876 min6.9 / 10

A tender, melancholic romance set among working-class dockworkers, where a chance rescue becomes a transformative human connection.

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

Clusters

Love Tested by Mortality American City Movies Prison Movies Ships and the Sea

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Prison New York City Ship Suicide Attempt Habor

Questions people ask

Is The Docks of New York sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Docks of New York scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Docks of New York easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is The Docks of New York violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Docks of New York end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

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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