Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- campy
- classic movie night
- stormy evening
What critics said
Critics generally find the adaptation commercially successful but atmospherically weaker and more campy than Daphne du Maurier’s darker source novel.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Jamaica Inn and the rocky Cornish coast create an atmosphere of isolation and maritime danger.
Customs agent Jem Trehearne operates undercover while investigating the wreckers and their smuggling network.
The gang deliberately lures ships onto the rocks to seize cargo and contraband.
Black-and-white photography and huge waves frame Cornwall as an oppressive, dangerous environment.
Films like Jamaica Inn, and why
The Hound of the Baskervilles
gothic coastal menace, criminal conspiracy, and endangered heroine in a period setting
Rebecca
alfred hitchcock suspense, romance, and a heroine drawn into dangerous secrets
Moonfleet
period crime adventure centered on smugglers, betrayal, and rugged maritime locations
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release Date
- 1939-05-11
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (259)
Cast
- Charles Laughton
- Maureen O'Hara
- Robert Newton
- Leslie Banks
- Marie Ney
- Horace Hodges
- Emlyn Williams
- Wylie Watson
- Mervyn Johns
- Hay Petrie
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jamaica Inn about?
- A young Cornish woman uncovers a shipwrecking conspiracy at her uncle’s inn while relying on an undercover customs agent to survive.
- What is Jamaica Inn like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jamaica Inn as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jamaica Inn violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jamaica Inn as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jamaica Inn?
- Critics generally find the adaptation commercially successful but atmospherically weaker and more campy than Daphne du Maurier’s darker source novel.
- Which films are like Jamaica Inn?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hound of the Baskervilles, Rebecca, and Moonfleet.
- How long is Jamaica Inn?
- Jamaica Inn runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jamaica Inn?
- In United States, Jamaica Inn streams on IndieFlix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
