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Houseboat

1958 · 110 min

A gentle, sunlit comedy of mismatched household chaos that coasts on charm and star power rather than plot.

Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
It All Happens Happily on a Heaven of a Houseboat!
Overview
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

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Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • love
  • class
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Melville Shavelson
Written by
Betsy Drake, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Starring
Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Eduardo Ciannelli, Murray Hamilton, Mimi Gibson, Paul Petersen
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Ray June
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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