Guys and Dolls fingerprintFunny, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Romantic and hopeful
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Guys and Dolls is calm and low-intensity.
Romantic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's romantic, hopeful, and wholesome.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
The performances and dialogue stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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It's a living breathing doll of a musical!
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Guys and Dolls is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, BroadwayHD, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
2 h 29 min
Guys and Dolls runs 2 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Guys and Dolls higher (84) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+25GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Guys and Dolls in 39 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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