A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !

Directed by Sam Wood

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1937109 min7.1 / 10

A lighthearted, high-energy comedy romp built on absurdist humor, musical numbers, and the antics of three comedians working together to save a sanitarium through a horse race.

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Day at the Races scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is A Day at the Races easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is A Day at the Races sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does A Day at the Races end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is A Day at the Races violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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