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Some Like It Hot

1959

Billy Wilder

Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, George Raft ...

8.3

83,459

Comedy Two men (Lemmon and Curtis) hide from the mafia in an all girls band after they witness a murder, and find it hard to keep their cover as women when they meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn).

	Author	Review
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The ultimate Billy Wilder film"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"One of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Variety	"A whacky, clever, farcical comedy that starts off like a firecracker and keeps on throwing off lively sparks till the very end"	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Adams Time Out	"One of Wilder's funniest satires"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis keep this joyous Billy Wilder comedy fizzing from start to finish (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	A.H. Weiler The New York Times	"[It] does cool off considerably now and again, but Mr. Wilder and his carefree clowns keep it crackling and funny most of the time."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"The best comedy of all time (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jack Moffitt The Hollywood Reporter	"Another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy"	POS
United Kingdom	Michael Thomson BBC	"'Some Like It Hot' is one of those rare movies where all the elements gel all the time (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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