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WatchMind AI scores Jacob as Drama with balanced tone tone and steady pacing (70% on TMDb). Jacob is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

Released

1988-10-03

Rating

70%

Type

Movie

Runtime

1h 57m

Drama

AI Analysis

Jacob (1988) — AI movie analysis

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WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Jacob (1988) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.

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Story & themes: Jacob (Dorel Visan) is a gold miner who risks his life daily to support his wife, mother-in-law, and four children in this socio-political drama. Under the rule of an oppressive monarchy backed by military force, the miners often resort to stealing gold to compensate for their meager wages. Workers are subjected to … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~117 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate Jacob 70% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.

AI verdict

Jacob is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

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Synopsis

Jacob (Dorel Visan) is a gold miner who risks his life daily to support his wife, mother-in-law, and four children in this socio-political drama. Under the rule of an oppressive monarchy backed by military force, the miners often resort to stealing gold to compensate for their meager wages. Workers are subjected to strip searches and are forced to take laxatives by the often brutal guards and inspectors as they look for stolen gold, and Jacob raises his vocal objections over the treatment of his fellow workers.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1988-10-03
Runtime: 1h 57m
TMDB rating: 7.0
TMDB ID: 131332

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