A romantic, nostalgic comedy movie about growing up and society, with standout performances and dialogue.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Not for scares or brutality.
He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!
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Leslie HowardHenry Higgins
Wendy HillerEliza Doolittle
Wilfrid LawsonAlfred Doolittle
Marie LohrMrs. Higgins
Scott SunderlandColonel George Pickering
Jean CadellMrs. Pearce
David TreeFreddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley GreggMrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrathClara Eynsford-Hill
Esme PercyCount Aristid Karpathy
Violet VanbrughAmbassadress
Irene BrowneDuchess
Kate CutlerGrand Old Lady
O.B. ClarenceMr. Birchwood
Ivor BarnardSarcastic Bystander
Iris HoeyYsabel
Cathleen NesbittA Lady
Wally PatchFirst Bystander
George MozartThird Bystander
Stephen MurraySecond Policeman
Frank AtkinsonTaxi-Driver
Anthony QuayleEliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leo GennPrince (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 66
GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 70
GoodWatch score 75
GoodWatch score 68October 6, 1938 · 1 h 36 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sarcastic Confession, Boy Meets Girl, Moment Killer +9
12 of 53 tropes. From TV Tropes.
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Pygmalion?"
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In the United States, Pygmalion streams on fuboTV, HBO Max, Criterion, FlixFling, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Plex, Darkroom, Fawesome, Xumo Play, and Mometu. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 7.7).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (9 of 10) and situational comedy (7 of 10).
TV Tropes lists 53 tropes for it, including Sarcastic Confession, Boy Meets Girl, and Moment Killer.
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