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How to Commit Marriage

1969 · 95 min

A breezy, old-fashioned sitcom-style comedy that gently pokes fun at generational gaps and marriage, with mild laughs and a cozy, dated charm.

Tagline: Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason request the honor of your presence at a swinging session on How to Commit Marriage.
Overview: A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.
How it feels: Light, satirical, absurd and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, identity, rebellion
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
identity
rebellion
parenthood
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild