Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

It was as if the YELLOW SKY had sought them out... where fate had forgotten them and life had left them behind!

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by 20th Century Fox

194898 min7.0 / 10

A classic Western about outlaws stranded in a forsaken desert town, where isolation and desperation force an uneasy reckoning between criminals and the few souls left behind by civilization.

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.

Questions people ask

  • Is Yellow Sky scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Yellow Sky violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Yellow Sky sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Yellow Sky end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Yellow Sky 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.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Yellow Sky

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Yellow Sky

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Yellow Sky, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Yellow Sky, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Yellow Sky, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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