Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- foreboding
- serious
- historical drama night
- maritime adventure viewing
What sets it apart
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The story follows officers aboard HMS Renown during the Napoleonic Wars, with naval hierarchy driving the conflict.
Captain Sawyer’s apparent madness produces conspiracies, cruelty, and escalating danger for Hornblower and Welland.
Hornblower faces trial for mutiny after confronting a captain whose conduct threatens the ship and its crew.
The production’s shipboard setting and historical naval detail foreground the physical routines and hazards of eighteenth-century service.
Films like Hornblower: Mutiny, and why
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
shared naval adventure, historical setting, command conflict, and maritime suspense
The Duellists
shared Napoleonic-era warfare, disciplined military drama, and perilous sea voyages
Billy Budd
shared historical adventure, mutiny themes, shipboard hierarchy, and psychological tension
The Bounty
shared maritime action, leadership under pressure, and period nautical realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Grieve
- Release Date
- 2001-04-08
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (47)
Cast
- Ioan Gruffudd
- Robert Lindsay
- David Warner
- Nicholas Jones
- Paul McGann
- Jamie Bamber
- Philip Glenister
- Paul Copley
- Sean Gilder
- David Rintoul
Common questions
- What is Hornblower: Mutiny about?
- A principled young naval officer risks court-martial when his captain’s mounting madness makes obedience more dangerous than rebellion.
- What is Hornblower: Mutiny like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hornblower: Mutiny as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hornblower: Mutiny violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Hornblower: Mutiny as moderate.
- Which films are like Hornblower: Mutiny?
- Films with a similar feel include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Duellists, Billy Budd, and The Bounty.
- How long is Hornblower: Mutiny?
- Hornblower: Mutiny runs 98 minutes.
