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Twentieth Century (1934) · CriticCrunch

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Twentieth Century

Movie1934·91 min

Twentieth Century

Directed by Howard Hawks

A comedy romance film directed by Howard Hawks.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 32%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

114 ratings

About Twentieth Century

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, identity self discovery, early 1900s, showbiz media, music performance, urban, workplace, mentor student, romantic partners, genius prodigy, outsider misfit, con deception, fish out of water, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: Howard Hawks
Language: English

Cast

John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly

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Where to Watch Twentieth Century

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How Twentieth Century Ranks

All movies

Top 32%

1930s movies

Top 55%

Comedy movies

Top 28%

Howard Hawks films#15 of 19

Top 32% All movies.

the vibe

Twentieth Century Vibe

What it feels like

grippingneutralmoderateapproachablecomedy-drivenintimatelightplayfulstylized

What it's about

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

con deception

fish out of water

ambition hubris

identity self discovery

genius prodigy

outsider misfit

mentor student

romantic partners

showbiz & media

music performance

meet-cute

urban

workplace

early 1900s

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9