I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

Songs! Dances! Joy! as a boy promises to get his girl's picture on a LOOK magazine cover!

Directed by Don Weis

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195377 min6.2 / 10

A buoyant 1950s musical romance where a charming photographer pursues both his dream and his love through song, dance, and earnest determination.

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk, and Melvin soon offers to do a photo spread of her. His boss, however, has no intention of using the photos. Melvin wants to marry Judy, but her father would rather she marry dull and dependable Harry Black. As a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue of Look, a task easier said than done.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Love Melvin easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does I Love Melvin end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is I Love Melvin scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is I Love Melvin sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is I Love Melvin violent? No. Less violent than 92% 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like I Love Melvin

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I Love Melvin

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I Love Melvin, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Love Melvin, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Love Melvin, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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