The Rains Came

The Rains Came

Directed by Clarence Brown

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1939104 min6.1 / 10

A 1939 disaster drama where personal conflicts dissolve in the face of catastrophe, as a dedicated doctor and conflicted aristocrats unite against earthquake, flood, and plague in colonial India.

Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Rains Came scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does The Rains Came end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Rains Came easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Rains Came violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Rains Came sad? 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.

38/ 100

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