Jamaica Inn
Seen it?1939 | 100 min | Crime, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and adventure fans. If you loved Romancing the Stone or The Silence of the Lambs, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Charles LaughtonSir Humphrey Pengallan
- Maureen O'HaraMary Yellan
- Robert NewtonJames "Jem" Trehearne
- Leslie BanksJoss Merlyn
- Marie NeyPatience Merlyn
- Horace HodgesChadwick
- Emlyn WilliamsHarry
- Wylie WatsonSalvation
- Mervyn JohnsThomas
- Hay PetrieSir Humphrey's Groom Sam