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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (1938) poster

1938 · adventure · action · romance

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley1h 42m1938

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Our read: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (1938) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded adventure · action · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, measured adventure / action, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.

ElsewhereTMDB7.5848
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • intense
  • redemptive
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Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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