Kiss Me, Stupid

Kiss Me, Stupid

It happened in Climax, Nevada

Directed by Billy Wilder

Produced by Phalanx Productions, Claude Productions

1964125 min7.0 / 10

A bawdy, fast-paced mid-century comedy built on sexual scheming and mistaken identities, where small-town con artists try to exploit a visiting playboy's appetites.

While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kiss Me, Stupid violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me, Stupid sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me, Stupid easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me, Stupid scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Kiss Me, Stupid end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Kiss Me, Stupid

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kiss Me, Stupid

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kiss Me, Stupid, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kiss Me, Stupid, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kiss Me, Stupid, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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