Is The Prisoner of Shark Island sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Prisoner of Shark Island scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 Prisoner of Shark Island easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Prisoner of Shark Island end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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 Prisoner of Shark Island violent?

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 Prisoner of Shark Island

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1936
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O. P. Heggie

Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

Directed by John Ford

Produced by 20th Century Fox

193693 min6.9 / 10

A historical drama about a physician wrongly imprisoned for his inadvertent role in Lincoln's assassination, grappling with injustice, conspiracy, and survival in a brutal island prison.

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Heist and Police Chase Movies Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers Disease Outbreak Movies

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Yellow Fever Based On True Story Historical Figure Conspiracy Physician Island Prison 19th Century Abraham Lincoln Country Doctor Prison Break Attempt

Questions people ask

Is The Prisoner of Shark Island sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Shark Island scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Shark Island easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Prisoner of Shark Island end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Shark Island violent? 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.