MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Shipwrecked Children

Shipwrecked Children

1992 · 99 min

A gentle island idyll curdles into a child-led murder mystery, curious rather than grim.

Directed by
Jérôme Foulon
Genres
Adventure
Overview
Eight children of a wrecker live together on a strange island, in a supernatural happiness. Until their little paradise is disturbed when an old lady is discovered murdered there. They then embark on the investigation in search of the truth.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Shipwrecked Children

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Directed by
Jérôme Foulon
Genres
Adventure
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • isolation
    • family
    • death
    Places
    • sea
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    More like this

    Titles like Shipwrecked Children

    TV series

    Mysteriet om det levende lig

    1992

    A gentle holiday mystery with a spooky edge, easy to follow and mild enough for young viewers to solve alongside the kids.

    About mystery and isolation

    Via
    • mystery
    • isolation
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Seasons
    1
    Details
    Mysteriet om det levende ligHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Treasured Island

    1992

    A light, sun-soaked curiosity piece that drifts between holiday footage and a thin treasure hunt, watched more for its setting than its story.

    About mystery

    Via
    • mystery
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    background
    Runtime
    59 min
    Details
    Treasured IslandHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Hero Dog: The Journey Home

    2021

    A gentle, straightforward wilderness adventure that leans on animal loyalty and family worry rather than thrills.

    About isolation and family

    Via
    • isolation
    • family
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    Hero Dog: The Journey HomeHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Black Tide

    2018

    A somber, slow-burning procedural that lingers on personal demons and fractured family ties while a disappearance gnaws at the edges.

    About mystery and isolation

    Via
    • mystery
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    109 min
    Details
    Black TideHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Swallows and Amazons

    2016

    A gentle, nostalgic summer adventure that captures the freedom and imagination of childhood, with a touch of mild peril.

    About family

    Via
    • family
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    97 min
    Details
    Swallows and AmazonsHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Tell Me Whom to Kill

    1965

    A leisurely, sun-dappled French mystery where charm and quiet menace circle each other over buried secrets.

    About mystery

    Via
    • mystery
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    85 min
    Details
    Tell Me Whom to KillHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Secret of a Wild Forest

    1991

    A gentle, old-fashioned woodland adventure that ambles along with a boy and his grandfather toward a quiet lakeside mystery.

    About mystery and family

    Via
    • mystery
    • family
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    71 min
    Details
    The Secret of a Wild ForestHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Island of Hell

    1977

    A slow, somber postwar mystery that lingers on an isolated island, more mournful than frightening.

    About mystery and isolation

    Via
    • mystery
    • isolation
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    141 min
    Details
    Island of HellHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Unknown N° 13

    1949

    A quiet, socially minded mystery that follows a disguised reporter through the margins of a city, more curious than tense.

    About mystery and isolation

    Via
    • mystery
    • isolation
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    93 min
    Details
    The Unknown N° 13Hidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    L'oubliée d'Amboise

    2022

    A steady, puzzle-driven French crime drama that unfolds quietly around a strange death and the detectives piecing it together.

    About mystery and death

    Via
    • mystery
    • death
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    96 min
    Details
    L'oubliée d'AmboiseHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Beach of Lost Children

    1991

    A quiet, somber drama that unfolds with slow inevitability, blending harsh social realities with a haunting sense of isolation.

    About isolation and family

    Via
    • isolation
    • family
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    88 min
    Details
    The Beach of Lost ChildrenHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Woman of Evil

    1947

    A quiet, moody French drama of two people thrown together on a remote island, carried by atmosphere and restraint.

    About isolation

    Via
    • isolation
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    87 min
    Details
    Woman of EvilHidden from your suggestions.

    Cast

    Where to watch in the US

    Change country

    We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details