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The Out-of-Towners (1970) · CriticCrunch

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The Out-of-Towners

Movie1970·98 min

The Out-of-Towners

Directed by Arthur Hiller

A comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 33%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

145 ratings

About The Out-of-Towners

A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Gritty
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, new york, hotel transit, romantic partners, everyman, outsider misfit, road journey, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Arthur Hiller
Language: English

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron

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How The Out-of-Towners Ranks

All movies

Top 33%

1970s movies

Top 45%

Comedy movies

Top 30%

Arthur Hiller films#4 of 11

Top 33% All movies.

the vibe

The Out-of-Towners Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateeasy to followcomedy-drivenintimatelightplayfulgritty

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

road journey

fish out of water

isolation loneliness

survival of spirit

everyman

outsider misfit

romantic partners

New York

hotel transit

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9