Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Reviews Counted: 42 Fresh: 42 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Synopsis: "Just about the best Hollywood musical of all time," wrote Pauline Kael about SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. After years of honing his skills on the vaudeville stage, hoofer Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) has finally reached the top and become a swashbuckling star of the silent silver screen. Then the... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, Cyd Charisse
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Composer: Nacio Herb Brown
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Composer: Nacio Herb Brown
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...this one's the Taj Mahal, Armstrong's footprint on the moon, the 2001 Arizona-New York World Series, the Clash's London Calling, and the perfect foamy head on an expertly poured Guinness.
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03/04/08
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A fancy package of musical entertainment with wide appeal and bright grossing prospects.
06/26/07
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At the time, this film was treated as just another MGM musical but over the years it has gained in stature and is now considered as one of the best American films ever made--Read why.
06/23/07
Come rain or shine, the Hollywood musical never got any better than this rip-roaring Stanley Donen/Gene Kelly classic.
06/03/05
The greatest musical ever!! A movie everyone should see over and over again. If it doesn't touch you, check your pulse.
12/07/03
Compounded generously of music, dance, color, spectacle and a riotous abundance of Gene Kelly, Jean Hagen and Donald O'Connor on the screen, all elements in this rainbow program are carefuly contrived and guaranteed to...put you in a buttercup mood.
05/20/03
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Watching Singin' in the Rain is an exuberant, magical experience -- a journey deep into the heart of feel-good territory.
03/06/03
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A rare musical whose story -- scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green -- is just as good as the songs.
12/24/02
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It is an improbable masterpiece; a film where everything just has that indistinguishable quality of fitting together.
12/24/02
Sure, we respect An American in Paris. But we truly love Singin' in the Rain.
12/02/02
The restored version of the 1952 classic musical will have you dancing in your seat, whistling along, and wishing for rain.
11/27/02
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