The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

The Love of Women in Their Eyes... The Salt of the Sea in Their Blood!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions

1940105 min6.6 / 10

A wartime ensemble drama about working sailors facing danger and mortality, grounded in camaraderie and the longing for home.

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Long Voyage Home sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Long Voyage Home scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does The Long Voyage Home end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Long Voyage Home violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Long Voyage Home easy watching? 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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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Long Voyage Home

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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