Movie

Pearl Harbor

2001 · 183 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned wartime romance with spectacular battle sequences and heartfelt melodrama, easy to watch but emotionally charged.

Tagline: It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives.
Overview: The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, friendship, war, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
war
betrayal
survival
Places: military
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild