What a Way to Go!
Seen it?1964 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$13 million worldwide on a $20 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 87K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
- Shirley MacLaineLouisa May Foster
- Paul NewmanLarry Flint
- Robert MitchumRod Anderson Jr.
- Dean MartinLeonard Crawley
- Gene KellyPinky Benson
- Robert CummingsVictor Stephanson
- Dick Van DykeEdgar Hopper
- Reginald GardinerPainter
- Margaret DumontMrs. Foster
- Lou NovaTrentino