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The Lonely Guy (1984) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Lonely Guy

Movie1984·90 min

The Lonely Guy

Directed by Arthur Hiller

A comedy romance film directed by Arthur Hiller.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 57%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

157 ratings

About The Lonely Guy

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, identity self discovery, coming of age, new york, romantic partners, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: Arthur Hiller
Language: English

Cast

Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey

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How The Lonely Guy Ranks

All movies

Top 57%

1980s movies

Top 59%

Comedy movies

Top 53%

Arthur Hiller films#8 of 11

Top 57% All movies.

the vibe

The Lonely Guy Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetgentleeasy to followfunnypersonalheartfeltplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

isolation loneliness

identity self discovery

coming of age

everyman

outsider misfit

romantic partners

strangers forced together

meet-cute

New York

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9