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Harold and Maude (1971) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Harold and Maude

Movie1971·92 min

Harold and Maude

Directed by Hal Ashby

Comedy Drama Romance

A comedy drama film directed by Hal Ashby.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

1K ratings

About Harold and Maude

A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, grief and loss, fate destiny, domestic home, urban, romantic partners, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Hal Ashby
Language: English

Cast

Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles

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Where to Watch Harold and Maude

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How Harold and Maude Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

1970s movies

Top 7%

★Comedy movies

Top 3%

1970s Comedy movies

Top 7%

Hal Ashby films#1 of 6

Hal Ashby's highest-rated film — Top 3% of Comedy movies.

the vibe

Harold and Maude Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredfunnyintimateheartfelt

whimsical

contemplative

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealcoming of agegrief & lossfate destinyoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersmentor studentsweeping romanceforbidden star crosseddomestic homeurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

whimsicalquirky