My Man Godfrey fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Uplifting and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Family, class and money, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
My Man Godfrey is calm and low-intensity.
Uplifting and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's uplifting, wholesome, and romantic. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Family, class and money, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, class and money, and everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
The performances, dialogue, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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My Man Godfrey is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Pure Flix, FlixFling, and IndieFlix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 35 min
My Man Godfrey runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Critics rate My Man Godfrey higher (90) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $575,375 to make and earned $684,200 worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Russian. Produced in United States.
+125GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for My Man Godfrey in 139 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 45 storytelling tropes for My Man Godfrey, including Bribing the Homeless, Last-Minute Hookup, Scavenger Hunt.
7.9
