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Some Like It Hot (1959) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Some Like It Hot (1959) a score of 3.5767 out of 4

based on (51) reviews

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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)