Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Getting Away from It All (1972)

Getting Away from It All poster
Directed by
Lee Philips
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple and their friends try to escape their busy lives by moving to a remote island. They face comic mishaps and unexpected challenges as they adjust to a simpler way of living.

lightheartedwhimsicaleasygoingplayfuldatedsunnygentle

What happens

Getting Away from It All is a 1972 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Lee Philips and starring Larry Hagman, Barbara Feldon, Gary Collins, Jim Backus, Vivian Vance, and Burgess Meredith. It was aired on January 18, 1972 in the ABC Movie of the Week space. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?