A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
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Movie1928·76 min
The Docks of New York
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
A drama romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 44%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
119 ratings
About The Docks of New York
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- redemption, forbidden love, grief and loss, early 1900s, new york, ocean maritime, prison, romantic partners, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, fish out of water, sweeping romance