The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

He gave his soul to the sea and his heart to a woman. Their love will arouse you. The story will disturb you. The ending will startle you.

Directed by Lewis John Carlino

Produced by Haworth Productions, Martin Poll-Lewis John Carlino Production

1976105 min6.5 / 10

A dark psychological thriller about desire, loyalty, and corruption that uses a mother-son relationship and seaside setting to explore how love and peer pressure can lead to moral transgression.

When a widowed mother falls in love with an American sailor, her troubled young son is pressured by the bullying leader of his clique to seek revenge.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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