Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth

Produced by Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion, Majestic Filmproduktion

2011109 min6.0 / 10

A spirited, playful adaptation of a classic novel about boyhood adventure and mischief in 19th-century Missouri, centered on friendship and youthful freedom.

Tom Sawyer has a head full of pranks and drives when he invents is not just a new adventure, preferably around with his best buddy Huck Finn - much to the chagrin of his Aunt Polly with Tom and his half-brother Sid in the town of St. Petersburg on the Mississippi river.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tom Sawyer easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Tom Sawyer end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Tom Sawyer sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Tom Sawyer scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Tom Sawyer violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tom Sawyer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tom Sawyer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tom Sawyer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tom Sawyer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tom Sawyer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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