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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Movie · 1936 · 115 min

A warm, witty Depression-era fable that balances screwball romance with earnest social critique, leaving you charmed and thoughtful.

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1936 film directed by Frank Capra
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Movie
Year
1936
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • corruption
  • love
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
comedy drama, romantic comedy
Directed by
Frank Capra
Written by
Robert Riskin
Starring
Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Charles Lane, H. B. Warner, Walter Catlett, Ann Doran
Music
Howard Jackson
Cinematography
Joseph Walker
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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