Funny Girl

1968, Musical, 2h 31m

47 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Barbara Streisand elevates this otherwise rote melodramatic musical with her ultra-memorable star turn as Fanny Brice. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In this bittersweet, classic musical drama, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to stardom on Broadway. Valued for her vocal and comedic talents by the renowned theater impresario Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Fanny thrives, but her relationship with her suave, imprisoned businessman husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), is another story.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

William Wyler
Producer:

Ray Stark
Writer:

Isobel Lennart, Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 19, 1968 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 21, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA):

$223.3K
Runtime:

2h 31m
Distributor:

Columbia Pictures
Sound Mix:

Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Barbra Streisand
Fanny Brice

Omar Sharif
Nick Arnstein

Walter Pidgeon
Florenz Ziegfeld

Kay Medford
Rose Brice

Anne Francis
Georgia James

Lee Allen
Eddie Ryan

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Critic Reviews for Funny Girl

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Audience Reviews for Funny Girl

Jul 01, 2015

Epic freaking musical about a singing comedienne wedging her way into her big break. The beginning is a bit slow, and I tired of Fanny's repetitive self-deprecation about her lack of traditional beauty, but Barbra Streisand is sassy and ballsy, and my word, is Omar Sharif not the most dashing and earnest paramour? He says "I love you" so shyly yet tenderly! Nicky's love and admiration are so soaring, and that's what makes the main relationship conflict of Fanny outgrowing Nicky and the show-stopping number "My Man" all the more tragic in a mere mortals sort of way.

Alice S Super Reviewer
May 28, 2015

Despite a tight and coherent film score, good singing, and a pleasantly avuncular performance by Pidgeon, "Funny Girl" is a real snoozefest. The only thing you'll find funny about this film is that you can't get your ticket refunded after you fall asleep in the middle of it.

Christian C Super Reviewer
Mar 17, 2014

You know, the movie fails to tell any sort of coherent fictional or non-fictional story about Fanny Brice because why would anyone want to see a movie or a play about one of the great comedic talents of the 20th Century that wallows in melodrama for most of its running time? However, the film is a undeniably fabulous showcase for Streisand's singular talent (she really is outstanding here) which is why people are constantly returning to it. For that reason, I can't blame them.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2013

Funny Girl was controversial in its time. A Muslim and a Jew..together...oh my. It's all a little plot I know but Sharif and Streisand work very well together and make this a delight.

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