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Mister Roberts

1955 · Movie · NR · 123 min · ★ 7.1 · 83% critics

ComedyDramaWar

A Navy cargo ship operating far from the fighting becomes a pressure cooker for its crew as a first officer longs for combat and clashes with an overbearing captain. With no real battles to break the monotony, frustration grows aboard ship as they push for freedom in the waning days of World War II.

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Details
Years
1955
Release date
1955-07-10
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
123 min
Critic score
83/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (176 votes)
Box office
$21,200,000
Budget
$2,300,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy Mister Roberts if you want a lively crew-in-conflict comedy-drama set during World War II with plenty of character tension and personality clashes; Not for you if you need lots of battlefield action, like purely serious war stories such as Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo or dislike humor that swings between funny and heavy moments.

Pros: standout ensemble; witty shipboard fun; strong performances | Cons: limited action; mixed comedy vs drama; pacing sometimes drags

Themes

  • navy
  • world war ii
  • pacific war

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1956
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1956 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1956 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1956 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy