Three Came Home

Three Came Home

The true story of one woman's personal experience!

Directed by Jean Negulesco

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1950106 min6.7 / 10

A harrowing true-story drama centered on a mother's struggle to protect her son and maintain dignity under Japanese internment during World War II.

Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes Newton Keith is separated from her husband and imprisoned with her son in a prison camp run by the enigmatic Colonel Suga.

Questions people ask

  • Is Three Came Home sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Three Came Home scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Three Came Home easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Three Came Home end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Three Came Home 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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Three Came Home

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Three Came Home

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Three Came Home, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Three Came Home, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Three Came Home, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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