The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

Paramount's All Talking Musicomedy Sensation

Directed by Joseph Santley, Robert Florey

Produced by Paramount Pictures

192993 min6.5 / 10

A high-spirited, anarchic slapstick musical comedy where the Marx Brothers wreak havoc on a Florida hotel with rapid-fire gags, musical numbers, and absurdist humor.

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cocoanuts sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is The Cocoanuts easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does The Cocoanuts end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Cocoanuts violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is The Cocoanuts scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Cocoanuts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cocoanuts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cocoanuts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cocoanuts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cocoanuts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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