Hello, Dolly!

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Hello, Dolly!

G

1969

2h 26m

Musical

Comedy

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In the 1890s New York City, the bold and enchanting widow Dolly Levi (Barbra Streisand) is a socialite-turned-matchmaker. Her latest clients seeking assistance are the cantankerous half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder (Walter Matthau) and a young artist named Ambrose (Tommy Tune), who is in love with Horace's niece, Ermengarde (Joyce Ames). Dolly's scheming soon involves Horace's employees as well as a New York hatmaker, as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs.

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Critics Consensus

Though Streisand charms, she's miscast as the titular middle-aged widow in Gene Kelly's sluggish and over-produced final directorial effort.

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TIME Staff

TIME Magazine

Apr 2, 2019

It relies almost exclusively on the celebrated eyes, ears, nose and throat of Streisand. Her musicianship remains irreproachable. But her mannerisms are so arch and calculated that one half expects to find a key implanted in her back.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Apr 2, 2019

3/5

Emphasis has been placed on extravaganza, when it should really have been placed on getting good performances out of a talented cast.

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

Mar 26, 2019

Gene Kelly directed, a long way from Terpsichore apparently, though not, alas, from the Thanksgiving turkey.

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John Huddy

Miami Herald

Jun 16, 2022

An old fashioned, rousing musical with some of the most spectacular singing and dancing numbers ever filmed.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Apr 2, 2019

2/4

...fares best with the ensemble dance numbers that elegantly combine group movement and individual footwork.

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

Mar 26, 2019

It's an exercise in star turns, surrounded by elephantine blandness.

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Doug J

Aug 11, 2025

So great to be able to watch this over the top movie musical on a big screen with great projection and sound. The film is much better than I remember it.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 11, 2026

There are so many things wrong about this movie, first of all they Didn't use Carol Channing who was in the original Broadway Play. Plus this movie nearly bankrupt the production company! Thus my *3* star Rating!

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Bob L

@Dudeorama5 Jul 10, 2026

Honestly, the costume and set design were stunning. Now did they have those colors back then? Not sure. Anyways if this movie was 45 minutes shorter it would have been great. Walter M is so unlike able I still don’t know why she liked him other than his wealth.

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nancy b

@RT88795196 Aug 6, 2025

Sorry Barbra fans but this movie is truly awful. Bloated, sluggish, and interminable. It has none of the charm of the original Matchmaker play and movie or of the Broadway Hello Dolly. In this movie, Dolly Levi is without wit or kindness. The dance sequences are turgid. Not the same Dolly embodied marvelously by Ruth Gordon, Shirley Booth, and Carole Channing. Skip it.

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Kaden D

@kdollar Apr 26, 2025

A very fun movie and worth a watch and listen. Update: Even better with a second watch.

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Rob G

@Googanaba Apr 21, 2025

My 15 yr old just wanted to watch this. She's into theatre for her high school and loves all things Broadway. I will admit, it was much better than I had hoped going in. Very good way to spend a couple of hours. Didn't really know much going in. One pleasant surprise was to 'discover' this was the film that Wall-E is so fascinated with in that Pixar film. Took me almost until the end to figure that out.

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Synopsis

In the 1890s New York City, the bold and enchanting widow Dolly Levi (Barbra Streisand) is a socialite-turned-matchmaker. Her latest clients seeking assistance are the cantankerous half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder (Walter Matthau) and a young artist named Ambrose (Tommy Tune), who is in love with Horace's niece, Ermengarde (Joyce Ames). Dolly's scheming soon involves Horace's employees as well as a New York hatmaker, as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs.

Director: Gene Kelly
Producer: Ernest Lehman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Chenault Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 2h 26m
Sound Mix: Surround

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