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Down to the Sea in Ships

1922 · 94 min

A sweeping silent-era adventure that mixes salty sea danger with earnest romance and a touch of melodrama.

Overview: Being the story of the Morgans, a 19th-century Massachusetts whaling family, their tightly-knit Quaker community, and the dangerous adventures of an unwilling stowaway aboard one of the elder Morgan's harvest vessels.
How it feels: Earnest, romantic, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, survival, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
survival
betrayal
identity
Places: small town
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild