IMDb
6.4 /10
1k votes


Drama · Music · 1933 · 1h 13min
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
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Preview Clip: The Emperor Jones (1933, Paul Robeson, Fredi Washingston, Mom Mabley, Frank Wilson)· Clip
IMDb
6.4 /10
1k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
5.6 /10
27 votes
Letterboxd
6.7 /10
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Weighted average
6.4/10
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