Some Like It Hot (1959)
97 %
Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 37 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Synopsis: Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the gangsters, Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) are forced to hit the road in drag, taking the only... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien
Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Composer: Adolph Deutsch
Producer: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Composer: Adolph Deutsch
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Reviews
This is a flawlessly scripted, superbly performed and endlessly witty comedy that deserves its place among the all-time greats.
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04/02/08
Pictures like this, with a sense of humor that is as broad as it can be sophisticated, come along only infrequently.
08/15/07
Top Critic
In many ways, the ultimate Billy Wilder film -- replete with breathless pacing, transvestite humor, and unflinching cynicism.
08/15/07
Top Critic
It's a smart farce that has a high-energy pace, sparked by stunning performances by the stars.
03/16/07
Wilder gave his audience credit for being as smart as he was, and, boy, they don't make 'em like that anymore, but they oughtta.
07/23/06
Nobody's Perfect, says Joe E. Brown after proposing to Jack Lemmon, but Billy Wilder came close with his racy, witty, much ahead of its time comedy about cross-dressing, impotence, and gender bender, with Lemmon, Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in top form.
07/15/06
Only top ranked episodes of the Jerry Springer show provide more laughs and surprises from two con men made up to look like women.
12/06/05
Both Billy Wilder’s high-heeled boys are a delight in the classic gender-bending romp.
02/27/04
...more likely to elicit smiles and chuckles rather than full-fledged belly laughs.
08/01/03
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