Lover Come Back (1961)
"A riotous new twist in the art of gentle persuasion!"
ThumbScore
👍 82%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 75%
(RT: 92%, MC: 58) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Edie Adams as Rebel Davis
Jack Oakie as J. Paxton Miller
Jack Kruschen as Doctor Linus Tyler
Ann B. Davis as Millie, Carol's Secretary
Joe Flynn as Hadley
Is Lover Come Back good?
Most people think so. 82% audience score, estimated from 176 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 75%.
Overview
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm. Wikipedia ↗
