Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- whimsical
- sincere
- lazy sunday
- light date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found John Candy's sweetness appealing but considered it insufficient to overcome an exceptionally weak and unfunny script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack Gable is transported into Ashford Falls, the fictional soap-opera town he scripts, where his written choices shape events.
Jack treats his newfound ability to make writing come true as an opportunity to make Rachel fall in love with him.
Ashford Falls is the setting of Jack's successful soap opera, populated by melodramatic characters and relationship entanglements.
Even after entering the world he writes, Jack discovers that authorial power does not make life or romance straightforward.
Films like Delirious, and why
Groundhog Day
shares a fantasy premise in which ordinary romantic frustrations are transformed by reality-bending powers, with a broadly comic and affectionate tone
The Purple Rose of Cairo
combines romantic comedy with a magical intrusion into everyday life and a protagonist seeking emotional maturity
Stranger Than Fiction
pairs a writer-centered premise with heightened fantasy, romantic longing, and comic wish fulfillment
Big
shares a playful body-and-identity fantasy structure, romantic complications, and mainstream comedic energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Release Date
- 1991-08-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (176)
Cast
- John Candy
- Mariel Hemingway
- Emma Samms
- Raymond Burr
- Dylan Baker
- Charles Rocket
- David Rasche
- Andrea Thompson
- Zach Grenier
- Jerry Orbach
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- 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 Delirious about?
- A lovelorn soap-opera writer gets knocked into his own fictional town, where every script can reshape reality but romance refuses to follow his notes.
- What is Delirious like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Delirious as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Delirious violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Delirious as mild.
- What did critics think of Delirious?
- Critics broadly found John Candy's sweetness appealing but considered it insufficient to overcome an exceptionally weak and unfunny script.
- Which films are like Delirious?
- Films with a similar feel include Groundhog Day, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Stranger Than Fiction, and Big.
- How long is Delirious?
- Delirious runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Delirious?
- In United States, Delirious streams on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
