Jamaica Inn (1939)
"He ruled Jamaica Inn...citadel of sin on the moors, curse-ridden, shunned, reviled. Enough sensations for a dozen pictures. Laughton at his most magnificent."
ThumbScore
👍 80%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 52%
(RT: 52%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Robert Newton as James "Jem" Trehearne
Leslie Banks as Joss Merlyn
Marie Ney as Patience Merlyn
Horace Hodges as Chadwick
Emlyn Williams as Harry
Wylie Watson as Salvation
Is Jamaica Inn good?
Most people think so. 80% audience score, estimated from 259 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 52%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors. Wikipedia ↗
