Ernst Lubitsch’s Typical Vibe
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Ernst Lubitsch has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1980s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Shop Around the Corner.
Recurring themes

The Lady Eve
1941
Comedy · Romance

The Philadelphia Story
1940
Comedy · Romance

Adam's Rib
1949
Comedy · Romance

Holiday
1938
Comedy · Romance

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1963
Comedy · Romance

Emma.
2020
Comedy · Romance

Gray Matters
2007
Comedy · Romance

Ti ricordi di me?
2014
Romance · Comedy

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall

Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper
Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Dir. Alan Johnson · With Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson