Houseboat

Houseboat (1958)

  • 58% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (6,805 ratings)

Cary Grant scored still another box-office smash with his 1958 vehicle Houseboat. Grant plays a widowed father who packs himself and his spoiled kiddies off to a ramshackle houseboat. Enter Sophia Loren, who is attempting to break loose from her tyrannical father's (Eduardo Cianelli) iron grip. She… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Melville Shavelson
Written By
Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Genres
Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 19, 1958 Wide
On DVD
Nov 5, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

    Warm romance classic has realistic kid behavior.

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    Innocent romantic comedy isn't one of Grant's best, but he and Loren make for interesting watching in close quarters.

  • Martin Scribbs, Low IQ Canadian

    The leads share so little chemistry I had to double-check the credits to make sure they were in the same movie.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Typically overlong late 50s star comedy

  • Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    This is a warm romantic comedy that is exceptionally perceptive and sensitive about the feelings of the children.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This is a cute and fun little romantic movie with two great stars, and I enjoyed it.

  • Cindy I


    Cute entertaining flick from Cary Grant. Not one of his best, but I could spend two hours watching Cary Grant take out his trash. This time around he's a divorced man taking in his three young kids after their mother dies in a car accident. He hasn't been much of a father up… More

  • moon r


    love this film if only for the chemistry between it's top stars...electric!

  • xGary X


    A pretty dumb romantic comedy that skirts a little too close to sitcom territory for comfort, but it's Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. And you can't argue with that.

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