Pygmalion

Pygmalion

He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!

Directed by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard

Produced by Gabriel Pascal Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

193896 min7.0 / 10

A witty, character-driven comedy about class, transformation, and unexpected connection, built on sparkling dialogue and the clash between a proud professor and a spirited flower girl.

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pygmalion violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Pygmalion end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Pygmalion scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Pygmalion easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Pygmalion sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Pygmalion

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Pygmalion

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Pygmalion, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Pygmalion, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Pygmalion, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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