Houseboat

Aside from his Hitchcock movies and "Charade," this is virtually the only watchable movie Cary Grant made after 1944. It's really just one more of the bland family-friendly sitcoms that blight his later career, but more interesting than most for a... Full review

Cary Grant, prominent diplomat and widower, is trying to get acquainted again with his three kids, Paul Petersen, Mimi Gibson, and Charles Herbert. He's also got a sister-in-law, Martha Hyer, crushing out on him big time. But after the youngest kid,... Full review

This is a very cute and inconsequential family film starring Cary Grant and the very young Sophia Loren. While it is not a movie that will change your life or make a huge impression, it's still an awful lot of fun.... Full review

For those who still have the hopeless romantic side to them still kindling, and for those who are not totally cynical about predictable outcomes, Houseboat is decent fun. Cary Grant repeating his romantic comedy work for the umpteenth time, works well... Full review

At first glance, "Houseboat" looks like the worst type of sitcom: stern father gets saddled with his estranged children, later hiring a governess who is really a runaway from high society. Saccharin-prone viewers might bail early, but give it time. Cary... Full review

Family Fun... watched it with my children when they were little. We still sing the song, and watched it again last week (they're teens now. go figure) sweet. smarmy. predictable, but in a nice, safe, comfortable way.... Full review

Houseboat has very clearly survived the test of time and is today a pleasure to watch. Everything that could go wrong in this movie, fortunately goes right and the result is a funny, family comedy. A gem. Cary Grant plays a... Full review

Much of the appeal of this delightful romantic comedy is the dynamic between Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. Grant is at his prime and Loren, 24 at the time, is stunning. ... Full Review

Who can forget how handsome and sad Tom Hanks looked as bereaved widower Sam Baldwin when he moved with his young son to a sleek houseboat on Seattle's charming Lake Union in the 1993 blockbuster chick flick, "Sleepless in Seattle"? ... Full Article

Diplomat Tom Winston (Cary Grant) returns to Washington, D.C. following the death of his estranged wife.His three children, David, Robert, and Elizabeth, have been staying with his wife's sister, Caroline (Martha Hyer). ... Full Article

Cary Grant scored still another box-office smash with his 1958 vehicle Houseboat. Grant plays a widowed father who packs himself and his spoiled kiddies off to a ramshackle houseboat. ... Full Article