Yes. More sad than 82% 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 River violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 River end with hope?

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 River 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.

The River

Name: The River
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1938
Duration: 31 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Thomas Chalmers

Directed by Pare Lorentz

Produced by Farm Security Administration

193831 min5.7 / 10

A sobering Depression-era documentary that uses the Mississippi River as a lens to examine environmental degradation and human suffering caused by industrial progress.

This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.

Clusters

Overcoming Adversity Stories Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Conscience Against the System Corrupted by Ambition Water and Waterways

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Mississippi River River

Questions people ask

Is The River sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The River violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The River scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The River end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The River 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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