The Secret Life of Walter Mitty backdrop - movieMx Review
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty movie poster - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review and rating on movieMx
1947110 minComedy, Fantasy, Romance

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty a Hit or Flop?

HIT

Is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty worth watching? With a rating of 6.787/10, this Comedy, Fantasy, Romance film is a must-watch hit for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

6.787134 votes
RateYour rating
Advertisement

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Synopsis

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

Advertisement

Top Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny KayeWalter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Virginia MayoRosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter
Fay BainterMrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall
Thurston HallBruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford
Ann RutherfordGertrude Griswold
Florence Bates
Florence BatesMrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones
Gordon JonesTubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff
Boris KarloffDr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin ShaynePeter van Hoorn
Henry Corden
Henry CordenHendrick

Official Trailer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty worth watching?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has received mixed reviews with a 6.787/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Comedy, Fantasy, Romance movies.

Is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty hit or flop?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has received average ratings (6.787/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a Comedy, Fantasy, Romance movie that Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream b...

You Might Also Like

Explore More

Critic Reviews

John ChardApr 3, 2020
★ 7

I wake up dreaming. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is directed by Norman Z. McLeod and adapted loosely to screenplay by Ken Englund and Everett Freeman from the short story of the same name written by James Thurber. It stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Thurston Hall, Ann Rutherford, Konstantin Shayne and Gordon Jones. A Technicoor production with music by Sylvia Fine (songs) and David Raskin (score) and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Milquetoast Walter Mitty (Kaye) escapes the incessant needling of those around him by dreaming up exciting adventures for himself. Upon meeting gorgeous Rosalind van Hoorn (Mayo) he gets thrust into a real adventure involving Dutch treasure, but this is real stuff and his life is under threat! A lovely Danny Kaye vehicle full of neatly constructed comedy, pleasant tunes and Technicolor supreme. It's too long at ten minutes shy of two hours, and non Kaye fans are unlikely to be converted, but for the fans this is a delightful way to spend an afternoon as the spy plot unfolds in a whirl of energised malarkey. Karloff a bonus as well. 7/10