The Thrill of It All

1963

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

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89%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Successful OB-GYN Gerald Boyer (James Garner) and his wife, Beverly (Doris Day), are happily married with two children. At a dinner gathering, Beverly discusses her favorite soap, Happy Soap, and how much she enjoys it. When Beverly is introduced to the company's owner, she is immediately offered a contract as the product's spokeswoman for TV commercials. However, Gerald has a hard time adjusting to his wife's newfound fame, and plots to foil Beverly's career in order to keep her at home.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Ultimately it is in the design and engineering of cumulative sight gag situations that Thrill of It All excels.

Mar 26, 2009

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Time Out

Frothy romantic comedy with Garner taking over from Rock Hudson as Day's foil.

Feb 9, 2006

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

I don't want to give you the impression that The Thrill of It All is a great film. I just want to tell you it is loaded with good, clean American laughs.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 9, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...watchable yet entirely erratic...

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 8, 2020

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TV Guide

Another in a surprisingly good series of romantic comedies starring Doris Day from producers Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher.

Rated: 3/4

May 6, 2013

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2006

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Nizar N

Just what you'd expect from a comedy movie with Doris Day in it. It is indeed underrated, probably because of some outdated elements, but on the other hand it does seem to have been ahead of its time in other elements. The Thrill of It All features perfectly curated comedic critique of the advertising industry, with nice quips, a relatively enjoyable story, and neat cinematography.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Audience Member

Fun comedy. I love Diets Day, so that helps!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/21

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Audience Member

James Garner and Doris Day are perfect together in this film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

I love Doris Day and Rock Hudson and usually these movies of a different era have a certain amount of sexism in them that you can ignore but this movie was just over the top sexist. Hard to enjoy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Several great moments pepper this comedy which was the first time Jim worked with Doris.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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s r

A Cute and fun romantic comedy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Norman Jewison

Director

Doris Day

Beverly Boyer

James Garner

Dr. Gerald Boyer

Arlene Francis

Mrs. Fraleigh

Edward Andrews

Gardiner Fraleigh

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Synopsis

Successful OB-GYN Gerald Boyer (James Garner) and his wife, Beverly (Doris Day), are happily married with two children. At a dinner gathering, Beverly discusses her favorite soap, Happy Soap, and how much she enjoys it. When Beverly is introduced to the company's owner, she is immediately offered a contract as the product's spokeswoman for TV commercials. However, Gerald has a hard time adjusting to his wife's newfound fame, and plots to foil Beverly's career in order to keep her at home.

Director: Norman Jewison
Production Co: Universal International Pictures
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 48m