Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) Reviews & Ratings

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Tales of the Black Freighter reviews

Tales of the Black Freighter holds a 6.6/10 average from 227 TMDB ratings.

An animated descent into madness, which leans heavily on a narrative soliloquy style that will feel reminiscent of Poe's '***The Telltale Heart***' and Shakespeare's ‘***Macbeth***’ -- **TALES OF THE BLACK FREIGHTER** tells the story of a lone surviving mariner captain who rapidly loses his mind while trying to come to terms with his ship and crew's destruction. Directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio and Mike Smith, starr…
— The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy (8/10)

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

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