Film194496 min

Lifeboat

Name: Lifeboat
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1944
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak

Taste attributes: dramathrillerwarvehiclesjournalistichistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!"

Boxlist takeA weighty, grounded war film: stirring and morally murky. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 292 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Synopsis: TMDB