I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Produced by Projektions-AG Union

191845 min6.4 / 10

A spirited, playful gender-bending comedy that uses cross-dressing as both liberation and humorous discovery, grounded in warmth and youthful rebellion.

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Don't Want to Be a Man easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does I Don't Want to Be a Man end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is I Don't Want to Be a Man sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is I Don't Want to Be a Man scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is I Don't Want to Be a Man violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

43/ 100

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Love40

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