Treasure Island
Film195096 min

Treasure Island

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyanimalshistoricalfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"PIRATE'S PLUNDER a young cabin boy, a roguish buccaneer... match wits in a swashbuckling adventure!"

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted adventure film that is expansive, original and emotional. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 122 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Byron Haskin

Cast

  • Bobby Driscoll
  • Robert Newton
  • Basil Sydney
  • Walter Fitzgerald
  • Denis O'Dea

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1950
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Taste scores
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