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Ship of Fools (1965) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Ship of Fools

Movie1965·149 min

Ship of Fools

Directed by Stanley Kramer

Drama Romance War

An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Stanley Kramer. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 6 additional nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 58%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

104 ratings

About Ship of Fools

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: forbidden love, fate destiny, isolation loneliness, early 1900s, ocean maritime, international, romantic partners, strangers forced together, ensemble, everyman, slow burn reveal, frame story, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Stanley Kramer
Language: English

Cast

Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Production Design (1965)🏆Oscar Winner — Best Cinematography (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Costume Design (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1965)

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How Ship of Fools Ranks

All movies

Top 58%

1960s movies

Top 87%

Drama movies

Top 60%

Stanley Kramer films#7 of 7

Top 58% All movies.

the vibe

Ship of Fools Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchbroadearnestcontemplativestylized

What it's about

slow-burn revealframe storyforbidden lovefate destinyisolation lonelinessensembleeverymanromantic partnersstrangers forced togethersweeping romanceocean maritimeinternationalearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet