I'm All Right Jack
Seen it?1959 | 105 min | Comedy
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Actor.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Boulting
- Ian CarmichaelStanley Windrush
- Peter SellersFred Kite / Sir John Kennaway
- Terry-ThomasMajor Hitchcock
- Richard AttenboroughSidney De Vere Cox
- Dennis PriceBertram Tracepurcel
- Margaret RutherfordAunt Dolly
- Irene HandlMrs. Kite
- Liz FraserCynthia Kite
- Miles MallesonWindrush Sr., Stanley's father
- Marne MaitlandMr. Mohammed