
They Caught the Ferry
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Produced by Nordisk Film Denmark
A tense, allegorical race-against-time short film where a couple on a motorcycle pursues an impossible deadline while shadowed by the presence of death itself.
A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but this ferry will leave in three quarters of an hour and the ferry berth is 70 km away.
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Questions people ask
Is They Caught the Ferry violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is They Caught the Ferry scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is They Caught the Ferry sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does They Caught the Ferry end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is They Caught the Ferry 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Like They Caught the Ferry
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as They Caught the Ferry
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like They Caught the Ferry, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like They Caught the Ferry, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like They Caught the Ferry, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































