Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

M-G-M’s Mammoth Technicolor Musical Spectacle!

Directed by George Sidney

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

1944102 min5.9 / 10

A buoyant 1940s Technicolor musical comedy built on romantic misunderstanding, slapstick hijinks, and elaborate musical numbers at a women's college.

After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bathing Beauty easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does Bathing Beauty end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Bathing Beauty violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Bathing Beauty sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Bathing Beauty scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bathing Beauty

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bathing Beauty

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bathing Beauty, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bathing Beauty, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bathing Beauty, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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