Film1941122 min

Meet John Doe

Name: Meet John Doe
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1941
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancesportswholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

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"All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!"

Boxlist takeAn emotional romantic comedy that is straightforward, accessible and good-natured. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 155 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

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