The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

VESUVIUS...COULD NOT DESTROY THIER LOVE..!

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

193596 min5.8 / 10

A grand spectacle of ambition and faith colliding amid ancient Rome's grandeur, culminating in divine catastrophe that tests familial bonds.

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Days of Pompeii violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Last Days of Pompeii sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Last Days of Pompeii end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Last Days of Pompeii easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Last Days of Pompeii 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Last Days of Pompeii

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Last Days of Pompeii

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Last Days of Pompeii, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Last Days of Pompeii, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Last Days of Pompeii, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit