My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!

Directed by Elliott Nugent

Produced by Hope Enterprises, Paramount Pictures

194787 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy spoof where a bumbling amateur gets mistaken for a detective and stumbles through a mystery, told with broad humor and charm.

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Favorite Brunette sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is My Favorite Brunette easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does My Favorite Brunette end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is My Favorite Brunette violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is My Favorite Brunette 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.

41/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity7

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Surprise85

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Love55

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