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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

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All Time

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146

1950's

of 8,943

25

1954

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4
Adventure
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  40
  
  Adventure of 1954
  
  of 66
  
  2
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  9
Comedy
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  of 36,552
  
  17
  
  Comedy of 1954
  
  of 157
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1950's
  
  of 1,560
  
  3
Drama
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  of 37,999
  
  89
  
  Drama of 1954
  
  of 172
  
  3
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  17
Family
- Family All Time
  
  of 4,953
  
  17
  
  Family of 1954
  
  of 92
  
  1
  
  Family of the 1950's
  
  of 739
  
  3
Musical
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  9
  
  Musical of 1954
  
  of 26
  
  1
  
  Musical of the 1950's
  
  of 263
  
  4
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  21
  
  Romance of 1954
  
  of 29
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 1950's
  
  of 297
  
  4
Western
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  of 6,996
  
  7
  
  Western of 1954
  
  of 78
  
  1
  
  Western of the 1950's
  
  of 835
  
  2

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.3646

Avg Critic Score:3.3319

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New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

A distant relation of "Oklahoma!" with such unrelated godfathers as Stephen Vincent BenÃ©t and Plutarch, this lively fable skillfully blends a warm and comic yarn about the rustic romances of a family of Oregonian pioneers with strikingly imaginative ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Other than Singin' in the Rain and The Wizard of Oz, perhaps no Hollywood musical has had the devotional following of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Upon reading user reviews on various websites, I was struck by the number of people who had seen this ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Classic Film Guide (--)

I didn't know how talented Howard Keel (from TV's Dallas) was until I saw this essential Musical, a sleeper hit for MGM (the studio had thought their Gene Kelly-Van Johnson-Cyd Charisse production of Brigadoon (1954) would be their big hit that year, ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Classic Film Guide (--)

Time Out (--)

Circuitously derived from the tale of the rape of the Sabine women, this rather archly symmetrical movie musical is best seen as a dance-fest, with Michael Kidd's acrobatic, pas d'action choreography well complemented by ex-choreographer Donen's camera. ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Time Out (--)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

The title tells you everything you need to know about the plot in this musical (with exhilarating choreography by Michael ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Critic Reviews continued...

Apollo Guide (Cheryl Northcott)

It is nice to know that the big wigs in Hollywood made mistakes in judgement, even in the fifties. In 1954, Brigadoon, a production led by three of the four members of the highly successful â��Freed unit,â�� which comprised Vincente Minelli, Gene Kelly, ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Apollo Guide (Cheryl Northcott)

Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Matt Bailey)

The songs are knowingly corny and catchy as hell, the dancing is (quite rightly) renowned, the story is ludicrously sexist, and the whole film is just exceedingly watchable. ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Matt Bailey)

Doug Pratt's DVD Review

Howard Keel and Jane Powell star in the 1954 classic, about pioneers who kidnap a group of women to be their brides. The musical is brilliantly conceived, with wonderful, straightforward songs, fantastically athletic dancing, superbly integrated ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Doug Pratt's DVD Review

AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

Itâ��s a tough call trying to figure out what standards to use to evaluate â��Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.â�� One the one hand, the film was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture. Despite the Academy Award it won for Best Score, the ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

Special Edition, DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Revisiting old friends can sometimes be an iffy business, particularly if you haven't seen them in a very long time. Will they really hold up to memory? In the case of the 1954 MGM musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," I hadn't seen it since the ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Special Edition, DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page (Dean McIntosh)

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers is one of the first films I ever saw, and would have been the very first if not for a certain little drama set in outer space by the name of Star Wars. In the days when the Very Hazy System was the only option for those ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page (Dean McIntosh)

Cassandra Nunn DVD Reviews (Cass)

Ok I admit Iâ��ve never seen this film before now and was sceptical of it being referred to as one of the greatest musicals of all time. I have seen many other good ones. However this does rate pretty high and I suppose in some circles could easily ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Cassandra Nunn DVD Reviews (Cass)

Reverse Shot (Suzanne Scott)

Manifest destiny is a conceit that has seemed to suffer a meddlesome perversion in recent decades. What was once the credo of American progress and growth has become a mission to divide and conquer, both inside and outside our own borders. And where ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Reverse Shot (Suzanne Scott)

Exclaim! (--)

Itâ��s 1850 in the Oregon Territory. Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) heads to town in search of a wife. He and his six brothers need someone to cook and clean for them. The winters are long out in the woods. Millie (Jane Powell) agrees to marry him after a ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Exclaim! (--)

DVDBeaver.com (Henrik Sylow)

There are a few things I donâ��t understand: physics, women, and how Seven Brides for Seven Brothers gets excluded from the American Film Instituteâ��s 100 greatest movies of all time. Quite frankly, Iâ��m bound to figure out the other two topics ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Henrik Sylow)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

This B-movie surprisingly won the hearts of the public and became recognized as one of the most successful musicals ever. It's exuberant, full of foot-stomping music and is deliciously fast-paced, but is studio-bound and corny as heck. There are eight ...read the complete Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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