Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Directed by Fred Guiol

Produced by Hal Roach Studios

192717 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted silent slapstick comedy built on physical gags and absurd schemes, celebrating the comic partnership and resourcefulness of two lovable drifters.

Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation and the servants are away, so Hardy pretends to be the owner and offers to rent the house to an English couple. Hardy gets Laurel to pose as the maid. Unfortunately, the owner returns and tells the would-be renters that he owns the house; Laurel and Hardy then flee again and are caught by the rangers and forced to fight wildfires.

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  • Is Duck Soup sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Duck Soup easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Duck Soup scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Duck Soup violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Duck Soup end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity6

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Surprise83

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Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Duck Soup

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Same Mood as Duck Soup

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Like Duck Soup, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Duck Soup, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Duck Soup, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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