The Shop Around the Corner

1h 39m · 1940 · Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 4.2 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) runs 1h 39m, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.