Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

Seen it?

1961 | 109 min | Comedy, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1961: an older pace and style.

A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 Golden Globe.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Jack Arnold

  • Bob HopeAdam J. Niles
  • Lana TurnerRosemary Howard
  • Janis PaigeDolores Jynson
  • Jim HuttonLarry Delavane
  • Paula PrentissLinda Delavane
  • Don PorterThomas W. Jynson
  • Virginia GreyCamille Quinlaw
  • Agnes MooreheadJudge Peterson
  • Florence SundstromMrs. Pickering
  • John McGiverAustin Palfrey