Is Whisky Galore! easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% 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 Whisky Galore! end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% 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 Whisky Galore! sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% 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 Whisky Galore! 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.

Is Whisky Galore! scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Whisky Galore!

Name: Whisky Galore!
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1949
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Morland Graham

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

Produced by Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors

194982 min6.8 / 10

A warmly comic tale of a Scottish island community united by resourcefulness and good humor in the face of wartime scarcity, built on charm and collective mischief rather than darkness or conflict.

Whisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. It was the directorial debut of Alexander Mackendrick; the screenplay was by Compton Mackenzie, an adaptation of his 1947 novel Whisky Galore, and Angus MacPhail. The story—based on a true event, the running aground of the SS Politician—concerns a shipwreck off a fictional Scottish island, the inhabitants of which have run out of whisky because of wartime rationing. The islanders find out the ship is carrying 50,000 cases of whisky, some of which they salvage, against the opposition of the local Customs and Excise men.

Clusters

Cozy Family Adventures Fun Adventures With Misfit Friends Silly Comedy Movies Tropical Island Movies Historical War Movies

Genres

Comedy Crime

Keywords

Island Based On Novel Or Book Scotland Shipwreck World War Ii Whiskey Black And White Home Front Food Rationing 1940s Hebrides, Scotland

Questions people ask

Is Whisky Galore! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Does Whisky Galore! end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Whisky Galore! sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Whisky Galore! violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Whisky Galore! scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

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