SummaryA penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
Directed By:Frank Capra
Written By:Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr., Robert Riskin, Myles Connolly
Meet John Doe
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63
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80
Dark, oddball Capra, but a worthwhile watch with a tail ending wagging the dog.
80
Vividly staged but sentimental extravaganza.
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5.7
57% Positive
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Apr 16, 2025
7
Es una película algo extraña, especialmente en su mensaje. Por un lado, es bastante cierto e interesante. Es innegable que es necesario intentar ser una persona correcta, que intenta hacer las cosas bien incluso cuando no es fácil llevarlas a cabo. Es cierto que si todos tuvieran un pensamiento similar, las cosas cambiarían. Pero la forma en la que lo dicen es algo ñoña, se siente artificial, como si realmente no sintieran. Y ese es el problema de la película. Creo que si al final cumpliera con lo que dijo, sería bastante mejor. Aun así, dicen una frase que es cierta, haciendo referencia a Jesús, y es cierta en el sentido de la película, que desde el título tiene un mandamiento. Por lo que es una buena película, pero algo pretenciosa, incluso en momentos relacionados con el nacionalismo estadounidense, al creerse mejores que otros.
Dec 4, 2024
3
Meet John Doe is Frank Capra at his most cloying—an unbearable syrup-fest of moralising, sentimentality, and a plodding Gary Cooper I couldn’t wait for it to end.
75
Yes, Meet John Doe is “talky” (if politically astute). That—along with a fairly inert romance between Stanwyck and Cooper—counts against it. But the cast commits with full hearts, especially Cooper, who creates a character both silly (there’s some great physical comedy in his reactions to being put up in a posh hotel room) and sincere.
70
We know who's going to triumph by the hokey, tearful conclusion, but that doesn't blunt the satisfaction. [28 Jul 1994, p.16]
70
With an excellent script by Mr. Riskin—overwritten in many spots, it is true—Mr. Capra has produced a film which is eloquent with affection for gentle people, for the plain, unimpressive little people who want reassurance and faith.
40
The picture starts out in the confident Capra manner, but with a darker tone; by the end, you feel puzzled and cheated.
40
After a bright start, this hunkers down to serious hand-wringing... Coop's hick (none too convincingly hinted at as the new Messiah) turns out to be a bore, and Capra strains to accommodate political chicanery and his own half-baked idealism.
Aug 7, 2026
1
Похоже номинации на Оскар за сюжет дают за слишком банальные истории. Концовка вообще какая-то пропаганда.
Production Company:
- Frank Capra Productions
Release Date:May 3, 1941
Duration:2 h 2 m
Rating:TV-PG
Tagline:ALL AMERICA WANTS TO MEET THE "MR. DEEDS" OF 1941! (original print media ad - all caps)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Photoplay Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
