The Prisoner of Shark Island fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, a real life story, and society
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
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The Prisoner of Shark Island is included with a subscription to IndieFlix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 33 min
The Prisoner of Shark Island runs 1 h 33 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Prisoner of Shark Island higher (89) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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