Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) Reviews & Ratings
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Here Comes Mr. Jordan reviews
Here Comes Mr. Jordan holds a 7.0/10 average from 126 TMDB ratings.
Robert Montgomery is really quite good in this engaging fantasy story. He's a boxer ("Joe") working with coach "Max" (the frequently scene-stealing James Gleason) for a crack at the world title. Then, suddenly, he is joining a queue to get into Heaven. Surely some mistake, he says - and after a bit of investigation by the eponymous administrator (Claude Rains) it is discovered that he's fifty years too early. Send h…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
Movies like Here Comes Mr. Jordan
If you enjoyed Here Comes Mr. Jordan, these movies have a similar feel:
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- The Invention of Lying (2009)
- Dinner in America (2020)
- ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
- Dogma (1999)
- Topper (1937)
- The List (2023)
- Mr. Right (2016)
- Desperados (2020)
- Long Weekend (2021)
- Fairy Tales (1978)
- Meet Cute (2022)
Can't decide what to watch?
FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.
Download FlickPicker on the App Store Explore the iPhone app