Overview
A heartwarming tale of love and ambition unfolds amidst the bustling streets of New York City.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- classic movie night
- romantic comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a sharply written, inventive screwball comedy elevated by its performances and satirical attack on media and social vanity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wally Cook turns Hazel's supposed terminal illness into a newspaper spectacle designed to restore his professional reputation.
New York society embraces Hazel as a celebrity while treating her expected death as a fashionable public event.
Hazel and Wally's relationship develops while the entire city believes her illness and impending death are genuine.
The film contrasts Hazel's Vermont origins with bustling New York settings, public ceremonies, and large-scale media attention.
Films like Nothing Sacred, and why
The Awful Truth
shared screwball comedy, romantic tension, media satire, and fast-talking performances
His Girl Friday
shared screwball energy, social satire, romance, and ambitious newspaper-centered comedy
The Lady Eve
shared romantic comedy, mistaken identity, spectacle, and sharp critique of social vanity
My Man Godfrey
shared pre-Code-adjacent wit, class satire, deception, and emotionally sincere romance
Movie Details
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Release Date
- 1937-11-25
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Carole Lombard
- Fredric March
- Charles Winninger
- Walter Connolly
- Sig Ruman
- Frank Fay
- Troy Brown Sr.
- Maxie Rosenbloom
- Margaret Hamilton
- Olin Howland
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Brew, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Brew, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nothing Sacred about?
- A Vermont woman falsely declared terminally ill becomes New York's most celebrated celebrity while an ambitious reporter turns her supposed death into a sensational romance.
- What is Nothing Sacred like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nothing Sacred as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nothing Sacred violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nothing Sacred.
- What did critics think of Nothing Sacred?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a sharply written, inventive screwball comedy elevated by its performances and satirical attack on media and social vanity.
- Which films are like Nothing Sacred?
- Films with a similar feel include The Awful Truth, His Girl Friday, The Lady Eve, and My Man Godfrey.
- How long is Nothing Sacred?
- Nothing Sacred runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nothing Sacred?
- In United States, Nothing Sacred streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
