Movie·1947·110 min

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Name: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1947-09-01
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome and 5 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!

6.8 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 69%Audience 80%IMDb 6.9Letterboxd 3.4

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Comedy Fantasy Romance

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

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