Is The Jerk easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Jerk end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Jerk

Name: The Jerk
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward

A rags to riches to rags story.

Directed by Carl Reiner

Produced by Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society

197994 min6.9 / 10

A farcical, high-energy comedy about a naive man's absurd journey through wealth and back to what matters, built on physical humor and genuine affection.

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

Clusters

Fun Lighthearted Comedies Whimsical Reinvention Through Romance Quirky Feel-Good Comedies Goofy Comedy No Stakes Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

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Questions people ask

Is The Jerk easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is The Jerk scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Jerk violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Jerk sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Jerk end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

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