Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Rocking America with laughter!

Directed by Frank Capra

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1936115 min7.5 / 10

A charming romantic comedy about a small-town innocent navigating big-city schemes and finding love, built on warmth, humor, and the clash of rural virtue against urban cynicism.

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Mr. Deeds Goes to Town one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Mr. Deeds Goes to Town easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Mr. Deeds Goes to Town end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Mr. Deeds Goes to Town sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Mr. Deeds Goes to Town violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Mr. Deeds Goes to Town scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and what each one shares →

Like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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