
Movies that feel likeMr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
If you loved Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, the closest films we have are Meet John Doe (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994). All three share Mr. Deeds Goes to Town's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is I Know Where I'm Going! (1945).
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If Mr. Deeds Goes to Town hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Mr. Deeds (2002)

The same hand behind both of them: Frank Capra
The difference: Trades the comfort of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town for an angle of its own

Common ground: small town life
The difference: Easier on the wit than Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The same mix in both: wit, then play
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Frank Capra directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Both rooted in New York City

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

Both are built on the same subject: black and white

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

Both lean on tenderness more than on comedy

Cozy drama, and it commits to that

Romance with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Comedy built on play, twice over
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