Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

Name: Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1973
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Yuriy Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlyov, Savely Kramarov, Natalya Seleznyova

Directed by Leonid Gaidai

Produced by Mosfilm

197388 min7.9 / 10

A lighthearted time-travel comedy that mines absurdist humor from the collision between a 16th-century tyrant and modern Soviet life.

A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.

Clusters

Silly Movies With Heart Quirky Feel-Good Comedies Underdog Friendship Stories Silly Movies With No Plot Time Travel Movies

Genres

Comedy Science Fiction

Keywords

Inventor Czar / Tsar / Tzar Time Machine Look-alike Swap Roles

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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.

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