Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Jimmy Takes A Vacation... You Have All The Fun!

Directed by Henry Koster

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1962116 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted family comedy about a banker's vacation plans derailed by relatives and mishaps, grounded in warmth and the gentle chaos of togetherness.

Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 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.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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