Move Over, Darling

1963

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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77%

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2,500+ Ratings

Nicholas Arden (James Garner) has struggled to get over the absence of his wife, Ellen (Doris Day), but when it seems clear that she's perished in a plane crash, he decides to move on. Nicholas remarries to Bianca Steele (Polly Bergen) five years after his wife's disappearance, only to find out that Ellen is still alive. When she is saved from the island on which she was marooned, Ellen scrambles to reassemble the life she lost when her plane went down at sea.

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Rated: B-

Jan 22, 2013

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David Nusair

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Garner effortlessly steps into Cary Grant's shoes and emerges with a performance that's much wackier than one might've expected from the actor...

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 23, 2007

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don d

This movie is stupid! Not telling your wife that your dead wife is alive.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Nizar N

It's just as good as a Doris Day movie could get, but it definitely doesn't compare to the ones with Rock Hudson and Tony Randall. Move Over, Darling is nevertheless gripping, in a romantic and comedic way of course. It keeps the viewer wondering what will possibly happen next, even if there are certain pacing issues and exaggeration in elongation, and the result is always enjoyable, which makes it an enjoyable movie in all.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/22/23

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steve d

could have been cute. The script was not.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I love James Garner and Doris Day together, but this one just didn't do it for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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s r

Almost good, just I get so frustrated when simple solutions get passed up to make silly things happen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ashley h

Move Over, Darling is a decent film. It is about a missing wife who was thought long dead after five years lost at sea returns just after her husband remarries. Doris Day and James Garner give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Michael Gordon did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and romance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Michael Gordon

Director

Doris Day

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

James Garner

Nicholas Arden

Polly Bergen

Bianca Steele Arden

Thelma Ritter

Grace Arden

Fred Clark

Mr. Codd (hotel manager)

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Synopsis

Nicholas Arden (James Garner) has struggled to get over the absence of his wife, Ellen (Doris Day), but when it seems clear that she's perished in a plane crash, he decides to move on. Nicholas remarries to Bianca Steele (Polly Bergen) five years after his wife's disappearance, only to find out that Ellen is still alive. When she is saved from the island on which she was marooned, Ellen scrambles to reassemble the life she lost when her plane went down at sea.

Director: Michael Gordon
Production Co: Melcher-Arcola Productions
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2013
Runtime: 1h 43m

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