Yours, Mine and Ours
Two widowed parents try to turn eighteen children and two very different households into one loving, functioning family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics found the film commercially effective and entertaining, with its strongest qualities coming from Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda's performances despite a mediocre overall critical response.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Helen and Frank must combine eighteen children under one roof while managing housing, meals, schooling, and discipline.
The central premise turns school lunches, bathrooms, sibling disagreements, and household organization into recurring comic situations.
The widowed parents' courtship is inseparable from their responsibility to integrate their respective children.
The plot explicitly includes a son going off to war, extending the family's challenges beyond everyday household disorder.
Films like Yours, Mine and Ours, and why
The Parent Trap
Shared family comedy, domestic chaos, and affectionate ensemble dynamics centered on an unconventional household.
The Brady Bunch Movie
Shared feel-good comedy-drama about parents, children, remarriage, and the challenges of building a blended family.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Shared large-family humor, sibling conflict, and warm domestic ensemble storytelling.
Movie Details
- Director
- Melville Shavelson
- Release Date
- 1968-04-24
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (168)
Cast
- Lucille Ball
- Henry Fonda
- Van Johnson
- Louise Troy
- Sidney Miller
- Tom Bosley
- Nancy Howard
- Walter Brooke
- Tim Matheson
- Gil Rogers
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yours, Mine and Ours about?
- Two widowed parents try to turn eighteen children and two very different households into one loving, functioning family.
- What is Yours, Mine and Ours like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yours, Mine and Ours as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Yours, Mine and Ours violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Yours, Mine and Ours as mild.
- What did critics think of Yours, Mine and Ours?
- Critics found the film commercially effective and entertaining, with its strongest qualities coming from Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda's performances despite a mediocre overall critical response.
- Which films are like Yours, Mine and Ours?
- Films with a similar feel include The Parent Trap, The Brady Bunch Movie, and Cheaper by the Dozen.
- How long is Yours, Mine and Ours?
- Yours, Mine and Ours runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yours, Mine and Ours?
- In United States, Yours, Mine and Ours streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
