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The Loved One

The Loved One

Comedy · 1965

The suicide of his expatriate uncle draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow into California's booming funeral industry.

Movie details

The Loved One

“The motion picture with something to offend everyone!”

1965 Comedy 2h 2m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

4.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

47 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

The suicide of his expatriate uncle draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow into California's booming funeral industry.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tony Richardson

Written by

Terry Southern · Christopher Isherwood

Robert Morse

Robert Morse

Dennis Barlow

Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters

Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy

Anjanette Comer

Anjanette Comer

Aimee Thanatogenos

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Mr. Joyboy

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Gen. Buck Brinkman

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Mr. Kenton

James Coburn

James Coburn

Immigration Officer

Court is in session

Put The Loved One on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.