Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

The Beav is back!

Directed by Andy Cadiff

Produced by Universal Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions

199784 min5.4 / 10

A wholesome, nostalgic family comedy centered on the everyday misadventures and relational dynamics of the Cleaver household, built on warmth and gentle humor.

The Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio – wise father Ward, loving mother June, teenage son Wally, and 8-year-old Theodore, better known as 'Beaver'. Beaver hopes to get a bike as a gift from his father and to please him tries out for his school football team and he makes it, only to be embarrassed. The bike he gets is quickly stolen. Meanwhile, Wally is trying to help his friend Eddie Haskell to get the heart of pretty classmate Karen, but Karen seems to like Wally more, and that leads to tensions between the friends.

Questions people ask

  • Is Leave It to Beaver easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Leave It to Beaver violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Leave It to Beaver scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Leave It to Beaver end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Leave It to Beaver sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Leave It to Beaver

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Leave It to Beaver

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Leave It to Beaver, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Leave It to Beaver, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Leave It to Beaver, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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