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Some Like It Hot (1959)

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All Time

of 190,141

49

1950's

of 8,943

13

1959

of 2,580

2
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  3
  
  Comedy of 1959
  
  of 113
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1950's
  
  of 1,560
  
  1
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,077
  
  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 6,887
  
  7
  
  Romance of 1959
  
  of 25
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 1950's
  
  of 297
  
  2
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  14
  
  Thriller of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  4

Ratings and rankings are based on number of movie, review scores, awards & other criteria.

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) Facts

Genre:

Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Music

Director:

Billy Wilder

Plot:

Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when they witness a murder by the mob. Now, to evade the gangsters the men dress up as women and join an all girl musical band. Their predicament becomes even stickier when one of them falls in love with the bands lead singer Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), and cannot reveal his true identity.

MPAA Rating:

Running Time:

120 minutes

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