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- 1949
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 38 m
- 1949
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up.
Directed By: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Written By: Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jerome Robbins
- 1949
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 38 m
- 1949
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 38 m
On the Town
71
6.4
Where to Watch
Summary Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up.
Directed By: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Written By: Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jerome Robbins
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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13% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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There may have been better songs and even better performances in other musicals, but for effervescent energy nothing has yet come close to the joyous, influential On The Town.
The pep, enthusiasm and apparent fun the makers of On the Town had in putting it together comes through to the audience and gives the picture its best asset.
Gaiety, rhythm, humor and a good, wholesome dash of light romance have been artfully blended together in this bright Technicolored comedy.
For all its silliness, the musical also taps into something existential, thanks to its ticking-clock structure. As the hours slip away and impending separation looms over every note, On the Town becomes a bittersweet reminder that all our days are numbered.
A fine, freewheeling musical.
The most cinematic of film musicals and the one most given to dance, On the Town is exhilarating, brash spectacle, all rip-snorting, wisecracking attack, and maybe just a teensy bit unlikeable.
Its exuberant love of New York seems forced, and most of the numbers are hearty and uninspired.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.4
75% Positive
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13% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.4
75% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
13% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
