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1956
Drama, Musical
2h 8m
Billy is sent down "from above" for one day to try and make amends for mistakes he made in life. Billy worked at the carnival running the carousel... (imdb)
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Carousel

1956
Drama, Musical
2h 8m
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Avg Percentile 39.6% from 122 total ratings

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Rated 07 Apr 2008
60
24th
I'm generally a Rogers & Hammerstein fan, but I really didn't like this all that much. Billy's a dick.
Rated 30 Jul 2017
40
5th
I honestly could not wait for this movie to be over. If there was less or no singing it would have been a fine movie. The songs were silly and not in a fun way. They just sounded like someone took a regular old script and tried singing the words instead of speaking them. The song and dance made almost no sense and felt out of place and long winded.
Rated 07 Aug 2015
72
24th
Not my cup of tea. A really weak musical with not much of a setting and too soppy or slimy characters. Especially the male lead, he was unbearable. The only part worth seeing is the spectacular 8-minute song and dance number "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" - a colourful and energetic showstopper which seems out of place among the many other dreary scenes.
Rated 10 Dec 2009
71
50th
Tastefully produced version of the fantasy "Liliom", with the Rodgers and Hammerstein evergreen score.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
67th
A great Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical
Rated 08 Jul 2014
68
10th
I tried so hard to like this movie, Shirley Jones was great and the musical score was wonderful. HOWEVER, cheesy acting, uninspiring lyrics that didn't line up with the rhythms of songs and a unlikable main character made this film rather unexciting.
Rated 02 Jan 2008
84
73rd
Honest, sad, charming and uplifting. A truly first rate set of songs in a brilliant score. Confident and impressive performances set off by great sets and filming. This pulls all the emotional strings and my bet is there will be some damp eyes before the end.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
25
7th
Good musical numbers, but an awful story, with awful characters, and an awful message about romance. Enter a girl who falls for a bum because he puffs out his chest a lot, and it goes downhill from there. If there were any sort of amends (re: that there imdb summary), redemption or character growth of any kind I missed it.
Rated 03 Feb 2008
0
8th
Yuck. Boring songs and gloss that gets on your nerves
Rated 23 Dec 2016
6
40th
Take it as a vehicle for Rodgers & Hammerstein's lovely score, one of the most.
Rated 26 Jul 2022
5
0th
This film is particularly insipid. The male protagonist has no redeeming qualities, a 35-year-old marries an 18-year-old (pedo much?), the musical numbers feel shoehorned in and are far too long even for R&H, the storyline doesn't hold a drop of water, the supporting actresses (Ruick and Luckey) can't sing or act, and just to cap it all off the film defends wife beating. But it's all OK because God approves, as evidenced by the closing musical number. This film is truly deplorable.
Rated 06 Jun 2020
36
36th
Some memorable music - but a disappointing narrative. I had expected more from Hammerstein.
Rated 13 Jun 2020
30
16th
How on earth is it possible that such a bland musical with insupportable characters gave rise to the most wonderful song for the fiercest supporters...

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