My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

Directed by Garson Kanin

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

194088 min7.0 / 10

A fast-paced screwball comedy built on romantic confusion and marital chaos, where a presumed-dead wife's return triggers hilarious complications and jealous entanglements.

Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.

Questions people ask

  • Does My Favorite Wife end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is My Favorite Wife easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is My Favorite Wife violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

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

  • Is My Favorite Wife scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like My Favorite Wife

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as My Favorite Wife

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like My Favorite Wife, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like My Favorite Wife, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Favorite Wife, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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