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The Donner Party
“Survival lies within”
47%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
The Donner Party (2009) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Donner Party (2009) — a movie tagged as Drama and Western with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of the trapped settlers joined together in a final effort to… Our models also surface themes such as survival from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Donner Party 47% (21 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
47%
from 21 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of the trapped settlers joined together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2009-10-23
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 4.7
- TMDB ID
- 33159
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What is The Donner Party about?
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Donner Party?
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How long is the movie The Donner Party?
The official runtime for The Donner Party is approximately 95 minutes.
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Cast
Crispin Glover
William Foster
Clayne Crawford
William Eddy
Michele Santopietro
Amanda McCutchen
Mark Boone Junior
Franklin Graves
Christian Kane
Charles Stanton
Crispian Belfrage
Patrick Dolan
Catherine Black
Ann Fosdick
Jamie Anne Allman
Eleanor Eddy
Jack Kyle
Milt McCutchen
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Cary Wayne Moore
Jay Fosdick
Alison Haislip
Mary Graves
- M
Mara LaFontaine
Sarah Foster
- J
John A. Lorenz
Luis
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