City Girl

City Girl

SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"

Directed by F. W. Murnau

Produced by Fox Film Corporation, F.W. Murnau Production

193088 min7.5 / 10

A pre-code romantic drama about class and cultural collision, where a city waitress's marriage to a rural farmer becomes a crucible for testing love against harsh reality.

A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

Questions people ask

  • Is City Girl scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is City Girl sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is City Girl violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is City Girl easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does City Girl end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like City Girl

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as City Girl

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like City Girl, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like City Girl, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like City Girl, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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