The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love... again.

Directed by Herbert Ross

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rastar Productions

1977111 min7.0 / 10

A warm, witty romantic comedy about two wounded people and a precocious child learning to trust and love again in Manhattan.

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Goodbye Girl end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Goodbye Girl easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Goodbye Girl violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Goodbye Girl scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Goodbye Girl sad? 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Goodbye Girl

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Goodbye Girl

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Goodbye Girl, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Goodbye Girl, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Goodbye Girl, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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