Sullivan's Travels fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Uplifting and nostalgic
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
History, show business, and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Sullivan's Travels is calm and low-intensity.
Uplifting and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's uplifting, nostalgic, and wholesome.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
History, show business, and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, show business, and society. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Sullivan's Travels is included with a subscription to YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 31 min
Sullivan's Travels runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Sullivan's Travels higher (95) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $700,000 to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sullivan's Travels in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for Sullivan's Travels, including Mickey Mousing, Gilligan Cut, Genre Savvy.
7.9
