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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932Movie1 h 32 minNR

Drama
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2Metacritic87–Rotten Tomatoes96%91%

A relentlessly bleak, tense drama movie about history and society.

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Story

Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.

Feels like

  • Pre-Code Era
  • Social Injustice
  • Prison Escape
  • Chain Gang
  • Historical Drama
  • Bleak
  • Critique of the Justice System
  • American South
  • Fast-Paced

Cast

24 of 44

Crew

Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Sheridan Gibney, Brown Holmes, Howard J. Green
Produced by
Hal B. Wallis
Music by
Leo F. Forbstein, Bernhard Kaun

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Facts

November 9, 1932 · 1 h 32 min · NR

Released
November 9, 1932
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$195,845
Available in
11 countries
Keywords
based on true story

Tropes

The Film of the Book, Fantasy-Forbidding Father, Spinning Paper +9

  • The Film of the Book
  • Fantasy-Forbidding Father
  • Spinning Paper
  • Caper Rationalization
  • Conveniently Cellmates
  • Star-Crossed Lovers
  • Hooker with a Heart of Gold
  • Clothesline Stealing
  • All Crimes Are Equal
  • Pursue the Dream Job
  • Where the Hell Is Springfield?
  • Irony

12 of 56 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang?"

Questions about I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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Where can I stream I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang?

TCM

In the United States, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang streams on TCM. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 87).

Will I feel good after watching I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

What tropes does I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang use?

The Film of the BookFantasy-Forbidding FatherSpinning PaperCaper RationalizationConveniently CellmatesStar-Crossed LoversHooker with a Heart of GoldClothesline StealingAll Crimes Are EqualPursue the Dream JobWhere the Hell Is Springfield?Ironyand 44 more

TV Tropes lists 56 tropes for it, including The Film of the Book, Fantasy-Forbidding Father, and Spinning Paper.