Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

SH-H-H-H! TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT TO HOWL! And howl you will at this funniest of all comedies...

Directed by Leo McCarey

Produced by Paramount Pictures

193590 min7.1 / 10

A lighthearted fish-out-of-water comedy celebrating the clash between English propriety and American frontier culture, built on warmth, humor, and romantic discovery.

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles - a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl - is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron. Ruggles' life is turned upside down as he's taken to the USA, is gradually assimilated into American life, accidentally becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ruggles of Red Gap scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Does Ruggles of Red Gap end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Ruggles of Red Gap easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Ruggles of Red Gap violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Ruggles of Red Gap sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% 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.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity8

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Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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