Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Film1936115 min

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancelegaljournalisticmusic/dancewholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all

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"Rocking America with laughter!"

Boxlist takeIntimate and emotional: a good-natured romantic comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 215 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1936
Runtime
115 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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