Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

Everything you heard about Myra Breckinridge is true.

Directed by Michael Sarne

Produced by 20th Century Fox

197094 min4.5 / 10

A provocative, surreal sex comedy that uses transgression and absurdist humor to satirize Hollywood, gender, and sexual norms.

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.

Questions people ask

  • Is Myra Breckinridge sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Myra Breckinridge end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Myra Breckinridge easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Myra Breckinridge scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Myra Breckinridge violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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