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  • 1957
  • Approved
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 1957
  • Approved
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Bookish salesgirl, Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), becomes an accidental model when fashion photographer, Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), captures her unique visage in the background of one of his fashion shoots. Captivated by her look, he and his editor persuade her to accept a modeling contract by promising her a trip to Paris. Soon, Jo disco...

Directed By: Stanley Donen

Written By: Leonard Gershe

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 1957
  • Approved
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

Funny Face

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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Summary Bookish salesgirl, Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), becomes an accidental model when fashion photographer, Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), captures her unique visage in the background of one of his fashion shoots. Captivated by her look, he and his editor persuade her to accept a modeling contract by promising her a trip to Paris. Soon, Jo disco...

Directed By: Stanley Donen

Written By: Leonard Gershe

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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100
Jun 7, 2022
This film exists only for its glamorous visuals, gorgeous Gershwin music, and the dancing choreographed by Astaire and Eugene Loring.
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90
Jun 7, 2022
Timelessly elegant and charming 1957 musical with a Gershwin score. [20 Nov 1994, p.6]
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 7, 2022
You can argue with the movie in your head, even while you admit—say, when Dick and Jo dance their way across a stream by lightly stepping onto a floating raft—that your heart is having all sorts of fun.
By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 26, 2012
Sensation trumps cogitation-unsurprising in a Hollywood production-which doesn't negate the enduring allure of this beautiful bauble.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 7, 2022
The clothing may be couture, but Funny Face’s plot is strictly wash, rinse, repeat.
By Eric Henderson FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 7, 2022
The film’s sophistication is compromised by the rather dumb plot, but some of the numbers—especially “Think Pink” and “Bonjour Paris”—are standouts.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 7, 2022
Astaire’s dancing and Audrey’s charm sweeten a bitter pill. But unearthing this vicious artefact is not unlike exhibiting a medieval chastity belt.
By Tara Brady FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
7.1
73% Positive
11 Ratings
27% Mixed
4 Ratings
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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73% Positive
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27% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Paramount Pictures
Release Date Mar 28, 1957
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Approved
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Tagline Presented in a Real New Dimension in Motion Picture Entertainment.
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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