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Some Like It Hot (1959)

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All Time

of 190,068

49

1950's

of 8,943

13

1959

of 2,580

2
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,525
  
  3
  
  Comedy of 1959
  
  of 113
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1950's
  
  of 1,560
  
  1
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,073
  
  12
  
  Crime of 1959
  
  of 54
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1950's
  
  of 670
  
  3
Music
- Music All Time
  
  of 1,711
  
  2
  
  Music of 1959
  
  of 6
  
  1
  
  Music of the 1950's
  
  of 109
  
  1
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,885
  
  7
  
  Romance of 1959
  
  of 25
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 1950's
  
  of 297
  
  2
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,000
  
  14
  
  Thriller of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  4

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Some Like It Hot (1959) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.6570

Avg Critic Score:3.5446

Some Like It Hot (1959) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

"Nobody's perfect," as Joe E. Brown's Osgood memorably utters, thus finishing off one of Hollywood's greatest screwball comedies. And indeed, Some Like It Hot is far from a perfect film. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Classic Film Guide (--)

One of the best comedies ever? I don't know, you decide. It was directed by Billy Wilder, of course, and it does feature two cross dressing men (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) and a very sexy (redundant?) Marilyn Monroe. Lemmon & Curtis are two musicians...read the complete Some Like It Hot (1959) review at Classic Film Guide (--)

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The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

The all-time outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the most hilarious, raucous films ever made. The ribald film is a clever combination of many elements: a spoof of 1920-30's gangster films with period costumes...read the complete Some Like It Hot (1959) review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

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Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

The most over-rated comedy in the history of film. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon stand around pretending to be girls, Marilyn Monroe pretends to be interested in them, and the Hotel del Coronado pretends that it's in Florida. Lemmon is obviously the better...read the complete Some Like It Hot (1959) review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

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