The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

The only picture with a DINGLE!

Directed by George Stevens

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1943104 min7.0 / 10

A lighthearted wartime romantic comedy built on the chaos and charm of three strangers forced into close quarters, where patriotic duty collides with mischief and attraction.

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.

Questions people ask

  • Is The More the Merrier scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

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

  • Is The More the Merrier sad? No. Less sad than 96% of films.

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

  • Is The More the Merrier violent? No. Less violent than 92% 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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Cinnamon Score

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Rarity4

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Surprise89

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Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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