Is The Emerald Forest one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 90% 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 Emerald Forest end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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 Emerald Forest violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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 Emerald Forest easy watching?

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.

Is The Emerald Forest sad?

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.

Is The Emerald Forest scary?

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 Emerald Forest

Name: The Emerald Forest
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes

What kind of man would return year after year for ten years to rescue a missing boy from the most savage jungle in the world? His father.

Directed by John Boorman

Produced by Christel Films, Embassy Pictures

1985114 min6.6 / 10

A father's decade-long quest to rescue his son from the Amazon becomes a philosophical reckoning with civilization, nature, and what it truly means to belong.

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

Clusters

Faith Rewarded Stories Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds Family Honor Revenge Doing Right In Disaster Kids In Danger

Genres

Action Adventure Drama

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Amazon Rainforest Based On True Story Jungle South America Missing Child Child Kidnapping Deforestation Rainforest Indigenous Peoples

Questions people ask

Is The Emerald Forest one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of films.
Does The Emerald Forest end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Emerald Forest violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Is The Emerald Forest easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Emerald Forest sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Emerald Forest 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.

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