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Airport '77 (1977)

6.4 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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Take a luxurious, privately-owned 747 jumbo jet full of VIP's. Load it with a cargo of priceless art...

David McK (3194 KP) rated Some Like It Hot (1959) in Movies

Jan 8, 2021

Some Like It Hot (1959)

1959 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

7.9

(18 Ratings)

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Classic Billy Wilder comedy farce, starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (doing his Carey Grant impersonation), with the latter two playing down on their luck musicians who witness a mafia murder during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and hatch a plan to escape Chicago by joining an all-girl band (enter Monroe) in drag in order to escape.

Full of sizzling one liners/repartee such as:

"Water Polo? Isn't that awfully dangerous? "
"I'll say. I had two horses drown under me..."

(I think it was 2)

and who can forger the final line of the film ("nobody's perfect")!

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Colin Farrell recommended Some Like It Hot (1959) in Movies (curated)

Some Like It Hot (1959)

1959 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

7.9

(18 Ratings)

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"This was where I fell in love for the first time. As a boy of maybe nine, or so. Marilyn really nailed my little, tentative heart. Something about her insane beauty, mixed with that self doubt and sensitivity she portrayed, was so effecting. The performances from Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are hilarious. Again, like most great films, this one has some quotes and moments that just stay in the mind and resonate. It’s a film about love and friendship and second chances, I think. Will never get tired of watching this, as long as I’ve got days on my calendar."

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12 Angry Men (1997)

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Made for cable television remake of the 1957 classic about twelve jurors quick to condemn a Latino...

Hamlet (1996)

9.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th century, Prince...

Short Cuts (1993)

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver....

John Taylor recommended Short Cuts (1993) in Movies (curated)

Short Cuts (1993)

1993 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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"Robert Altman turns his multilevel, multidimensional auteur’s eye on the short stories of Raymond Carver, and creates one grim portrayal of Los Angeles culture that will leave you breathless. Many of the stories that make up Short Cuts could have spun off into TV series, so well drawn are the characters. Released after Altman’s smash hit The Player, Short Cuts came across as a disappointment, but after a recent viewing, I feel Short Cuts to be the superior and more lasting success. A killer cast that never gets in the way of the material has to be an all-time favorite of mine. With Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey, Jack Lemmon, and Jennifer Jason Leigh."

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Zoe Kazan recommended The Apartment (1960) in Movies (curated)

The Apartment (1960)

1960 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

9.5

(2 Ratings)

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"I’m going to put The Apartment on there. Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon. You know, Billy Wilder is just one of my favorite filmmakers ever. That movie is one that has grown with me. That’s another movie that I definitely saw as a child and have felt differently about as I’ve gotten older. Its really about two lonely people and it’s so sweet and so funny, and the score — I think it’s the Charles Williams orchestra that does the score on that. I’m not going to get that right, but the score is just so, so beautiful. I feel like I can just hear the refrain of that and cry. I think it’s really a perfect movie."

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