The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady

Did she...or did she?

Directed by Richard Quine

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1962123 min6.8 / 10

A light romantic comedy-mystery that plays coy with suspicion and murder while centering a charming romance between a diplomat and an enigmatic landlady.

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Notorious Landlady sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Notorious Landlady easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Notorious Landlady end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Notorious Landlady violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Notorious Landlady scary? 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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