If a Man Answers

If a Man Answers

...Don't Hang Up! Hang Around for the Fun!

Directed by Henry Levin

Produced by Universal International Pictures, Ross Hunter Productions

1962102 min6.1 / 10

A light, romantic comedy about newlywed misadventures where a socialite's well-intentioned but misguided maternal advice threatens her marriage, resolved through charm and reconciliation.

Rich socialite Chantal marries photographer Eugene and everything seems blissful until her envious friend attempts to break them up. In desperation, she turns to her mother, but the advice she receives may do more harm than good.

Questions people ask

  • Is If a Man Answers violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is If a Man Answers easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Does If a Man Answers end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is If a Man Answers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is If a Man Answers scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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