It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

That "Born Yesterday" Bombshell Explodes Again!

Directed by George Cukor

Produced by Columbia Pictures

195486 min7.1 / 10

A bright, romantic comedy about ambition and love in 1950s New York, where a woman's sudden fame through billboards becomes the catalyst for both her rise and her romantic awakening.

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

Questions people ask

  • Does It Should Happen to You end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is It Should Happen to You easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is It Should Happen to You violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is It Should Happen to You scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is It Should Happen to You sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like It Should Happen to You

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as It Should Happen to You

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like It Should Happen to You, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like It Should Happen to You, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like It Should Happen to You, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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