Move Over, Darling

Right now you can watch Move Over, Darling on streaming — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 103 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Doris Day — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Move Over, Darling arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Move Over, Darling gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Between them, Doris Day and James Garner carry the comedy without ever forcing it. Move Over, Darling came out in 1963. What keeps Move Over, Darling from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Move Over, Darling is a strong candidate. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Doris Day is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Move Over, Darling was released in 1963, directed by Michael Gordon. The full 103-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.