
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancelegaljournalisticmusic/dancewholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all
"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
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











