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- 1953
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 58 m
- 1953
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 58 m
Summary An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Directed By: Vincente Minnelli
Written By: Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw
- 1953
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 58 m
- 1953
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 58 m
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.2
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Summary An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Directed By: Vincente Minnelli
Written By: Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
86
94% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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This slice of (Hollywood) life is among the director's greatest works -- and among the best incisive-yet-affectionate examinations of the movie industry's dark side. [18 Nov 1988, p.25]
Vincente Minnelli’s 1952 movie about the movies wears its golden-era confidence as big and bold as Kirk Douglas’s shoulder pads, and it’s pretty close to film heaven.
This is studio-system product at its juiciest and most sophisticated, full of insights into the mess behind the art.
Magnificent melodrama. [11 Feb 2012, p.34]
Rarely seen but frequently referenced in film studies lecture rooms, Vincente Minnelli’s The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is a twisted tale of the rise and fall of Kirk Douglas’ ruthless Hollywood producer Jonathan Shields and one of the greatest ‘movies about movies’ to ever come out of Hollywood.
Douglas' teeth-clenched, dimple-thrusting megalomaniac is among his best work, while the gossipy screenplay (another Oscar winner) is served wonderfully by Minnelli's lush melodramatics.
It is a crowded and colorful picture, but it is choppy, episodic and vague.
User Score
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
