sign in
register
Watch
Apple TV Google Play Movies Fandango At Home
+4
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
JustWatch
Your probable score
?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953
Romance, Comedy
1h 31m
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise... (imdb)

Directed by:

Howard Hawks

Screenwriter:

Charles Lederer, Anita Loos, Joseph Fields

Starring:

Marcel Dalio, Marilyn Monroe, Elliott Reid, Steven Geray, Charles Coburn, Jane Russell, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes, Steve Reeves, Norma Varden, Howard Wendell

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Musical

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, French
imdb IMDb
Update history
Suggest edit

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953
Romance, Comedy
1h 31m
Your probable score
Ratings & Reviews Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer
Avg Percentile 54.22% from 1089 total ratings
Ratings & Reviews Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

(1093)
Compact view
clear
Compact view
Show
Sort
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 05 Mar 2009
74
40th
An incredibly odd blend of materialism and romanticism that works well enough because of the charms of the two leading ladies. It's predictable and light but it's fun for the most part and the songs and dialogue are pretty sharply written.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
ribcageribcage
Rated 25 Jun 2020
85
85th
With Hawks at the helm, confident women and razor sharp wit reign, and in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes the repartee never relents. Just take a peek at the film's "Quotes" page on IMDB -- half the script is there! Great writing, perfect timing, strong performances and...that bizarre thing Monroe is doing. Her over-exaggerated, feminie lilt is nearly too much which is to say it's inexplicably perfect.
Rated 25 Jun 2020
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 11 Jun 2009
76
58th
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is spectacular, one of the best musical productions on film. And there's about 5 or 6 really really funny jokes. The rest of it is good, not great. The acting is good, the plotting and pacing is good, the songs are good (except the obnoxious opening), the gags are good, the photography is good. All good... but not great. Criticker predicted I would rate this movie a 76, and that's exactly right. It's a perfect example of a 76.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
shaqfilmclubShaqFilmClub
Rated 23 Jan 2011
93
53rd
1 Shaqtacular
Rated 23 Jan 2011
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 21 Dec 2009
92
89th
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell stride into the cruise ship dining hall full of rich men like John Wayne and Robert Mitchum getting ready to tame a town. Lorelei Lee (Monroe) is a professional among gold diggers, and you just have to admire her style.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
ocelotOcelot
Rated 27 Apr 2014
60
54th
A pleasant surprise, featuring some effective satire that still has bite today. Anyone who'd choose Monroe over Russell is an idiot.
Rated 27 Apr 2014
moncliviemonclivie
Rated 25 Aug 2016
67
33rd
Russell's flat head is distracting, Monroe is doing creepy things with her eyes, musical numbers are tedious and all the men are children.
Rated 25 Aug 2016
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 06 Jun 2008
70
51st
I don't usually like musicals but as clichéd as it may sound, Monroe really drags you with her bubblegum airhead performance, while Russell's equally charming with the wittiest lines of the movie.
Rated 06 Jun 2008
damildamil
Rated 24 Jan 2012
70
67th
It's hard not to love movies of this type from this era. Especially when they're musicals. This one was a little light on the music though - only a handful of songs. The highlight was, of course, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". It was fun seeing all the sexual innuendos and suggestions that were made but not explicit. Marilyn Monroe was great and her character was delightfully dumb. Jane Russell was also a pleasure to watch. An enjoyable and silly film with some good laughs to be had.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
jj1986JJ1986
Rated 06 May 2017
60
54th
Russell is great, but the musical numbers are mostly ordinary and the plot makes romantic pairings out of people who are all terrible to each other.
Rated 06 May 2017
sofielykkesofielykke
Rated 20 Aug 2011
75
53rd
What I liked most about this film was the chandeliers made out of women dressed in latex - it made me think of Allen Jones' misogynist art nouveau-pieces in A Clockwork Orange...where it was a little bit more....called for?
Rated 20 Aug 2011
timon88Timon88
Rated 25 Jan 2018
67
61st
Pleasant fluff. It's fun to see two good comediennes with such different comic styles in one flick, and they're the only reasons to watch this. I'm always surprised at how good a comedienne Monroe is, I think, because "All About Eve" is one of my favorite movies, where she's outclassed by everyone else AND the material. This is just her thing.
Rated 25 Jan 2018
tsvetetsvete
Rated 22 Oct 2016
94
71st
1
Rated 22 Oct 2016
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 08 Apr 2013
80
37th
A very bubbly satirical musical comedy. The tagteam of Russell and Monroe is, of course, irresistible. Jane's solo number is my favorite in the film, with the antics of the Olympic team members and that clearly unscripted moment where she falls in the pool. Howard Hawks is the man.
Rated 08 Apr 2013
croweycrowey
Rated 15 Nov 2021
59
48th
Out of a huge pile of generic blockbuster movies with this one mixed in, I'd probably choose this one. Fluff though it is, Monroe is very cute. The songs are cute. There's nothing more to it. Like eating whipped cream.
Rated 15 Nov 2021
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 26 Apr 2008
60
39th
Not noteworthily interesting, but mildly enjoyable in its suggesting nature and cheeky attitude. It's quick, amusing and - to a certain degree - impertinent, but seem to lack the (underlying) vitality and unique aura found in many of Hawks' films.
Rated 26 Apr 2008
scurryscurry
Rated 29 Mar 2008
55
67th
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend..." - Is this the real women's lib?
Rated 29 Mar 2008
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 20 Nov 2008
74
69th
Marilyn transcends beauty here.
Rated 20 Nov 2008
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 30 Apr 2014
51
48th
Hawks has made funnier, smarter, and all-around better movies than this, but i will say that this is easily the best looking film of his that i've seen. That said, even so Hawks doesn't really have a strong enough visual sensibility to take full advantage of the musical format (in other words he isn't Stanley Donen) and it almost seems more concerned with being a straight screwball comedy with the musical aspect almost as an afterthought (although i did like some of the songs).
Rated 30 Apr 2014
stainStain
Rated 02 Feb 2009
80
68th
Surprisingly funny and charming. Usually I hate Marilyn Monroe, but she's actually all right here
Rated 02 Feb 2009
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 18 Mar 2010
61
36th
The world never thought much of Monroe as a comedian, but I'm starting to think her comedic timing was on par with her sensual prowess. Both are perfectly on display here - despite Russell getting the meatiest, wittiest lines. Everything else, unfortunately, is unbearably average to its detriment.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 09 Apr 2018
50
10th
Lorelei Lee: "I want to marry him for YOUR money."
Rated 09 Apr 2018
mandymandy
Rated 22 Jun 2013
7
73rd
Amusing and colorful with some memorable songs and two very charismatic leads.
Rated 22 Jun 2013
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 24 Feb 2019
88
58th
87.50
Rated 24 Feb 2019
shewasSheWas
Rated 20 Jul 2019
67
64th
The technicolor!
Rated 20 Jul 2019
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 02 May 2020
60
35th
Goofy comedy that's good for a few laughs. The song-and-dance numbers, while good, always feel just a little out of place. Easy to see why Marilyn felt like she'd always be cast as the dumb blonde; she does it to perfection here. Really wish they offered a complementary short about the travels of Master Spofford.
Rated 02 May 2020
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 01 Nov 2020
50
37th
Not the best of neither Howard Hawks, Monroe or Russell. Or it could be me and my disliking the slapstick genre, I don't know. The film felt too centered around Monroe's character and the whole vibe was too infantile and naive for my taste. Some good set pieces, great colours and a decent music. The gymnastics scene is probably the best part of the film, very out-of-place, and thus amusing, for a 2020 viewer. Still, I prefer the more mature Monroe and Hawks with His Girl Friday, for example.
Rated 01 Nov 2020
thegoodboyThegoodboy
Rated 27 Dec 2020
72
76th
"You've got a lot of animal magnetism" -_-_-_-_-_- "I can be smart when it's important but most men don't like it".
Rated 27 Dec 2020
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 17 Feb 2021
73
59th
A wafer thin plot but that's not the point. The two leads are gorgeous and sing well enough. There are better old school musicals, but this is fine.
Rated 17 Feb 2021
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 21 Jul 2022
80
72nd
Delightful musical romantic comedy. Fairly light on the musical end of things, with only a few songs that are outside the shows where songs are appropriate. It's a fairly mundane plot, but is elevated by a good screenplay and great performances by Russell and especially Monroe, who has dialed her Monroe up to 11 for this one. The chemistry between the two is fantastic. The chemistry between Russell and Reid is not as good. Coburn is also fun. It's pure fluff, but it's fun, very well done fluff.
Rated 21 Jul 2022
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 28 Jul 2022
70
58th
Jane Russell
Rated 28 Jul 2022
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 30 Aug 2022
96
93rd
One of my absolute favorite movies
Rated 30 Aug 2022
vialov3sgyuvia_lov3sgyu
Rated 24 Oct 2022
95
31st
i loved. a guilty pleasure movie i watch when i need just a bit of marylin magic
Rated 24 Oct 2022
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 29 Jan 2023
70
72nd
Certainly not a top tier Hawks work, but still engrossing for its bigger than life star power -- Russell is just awesome in every frame she's in -- and its delicious musical numbers. Straight men have rarely been so precisely mocked.
Rated 29 Jan 2023
bownBown
Rated 04 Jun 2023
77
42nd
Kind of an odd mixed bag. Russell and Monroe are FANTASTIC, but the script often doesn’t do them justice, Monroe especially presented as a vapid airhead. While the last five minutes try to subvert that (in a legitimately excellent scene), it doesn’t make up for the time spent on “lol what an idiot!” beforehand. A few great comedic moments in a sea of average ones, and a lot of superfluous songs - basically any that wasn’t a stage performance, imo. But watching the two leads crush it is a blast.
Rated 04 Jun 2023
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 29 Jun 2023
70
82nd
The real villain is always the patriarchy.
Rated 29 Jun 2023
danilolopesDanilolopes
Rated 13 Apr 2008
60
20th
Quite Boring.
Rated 13 Apr 2008
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 06 Apr 2015
85
72nd
a really fun, easy watch that made me nostalgic for the past. i guess there's just a certain charm in old films that's seldom found in modern cinema. there were some laugh-out-loud moments, and some truly wonderful dresses/outfits. definitely one of howard hawks' more light-hearted endeavours. what enjoyed most about the film was that it depicted, in a very caricaturistic style, albeit, the kind of camaraderie between female friends that you'd be hard pressed to find these days.
Rated 06 Apr 2015
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 02 Mar 2008
74
58th
# 524
Rated 02 Mar 2008
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 10 Jun 2012
75
62nd
Watched it in a bar with the sound off, which probably ruins the musical aspect of it, but it looked like a good time. Marilyn pouts, Russell smoulders.
Rated 10 Jun 2012
twincinematwincinema
Rated 13 Nov 2015
70
52nd
This film's thesis, that gentlemen prefer blondes, is both under-researched and lacking a convincing argument. What, exactly, defines a gentleman? Jane Russell, a brunette, seems to leave many men's mouth agape (including an entire Olympics team). Too much of this film was spent with musical numbers that had little to do with the film's thesis, as they only served as useless padding to hit the 90-minute mark.
Rated 13 Nov 2015
troothTrooth
Rated 22 Nov 2011
70
53rd
Never really thought I'd see a Marilyn Monroe movie that was this funny
Rated 22 Nov 2011
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 27 Feb 2016
13
69th
Star Rating: ★★★1/2
Rated 27 Feb 2016
tinelovetinelove
Rated 29 Nov 2011
80
63rd
:)
Rated 29 Nov 2011
chemical404chemical404
Rated 28 Jan 2013
60
59th
A half-decent 50's Hollywood romantic comedy with a few dance numbers here and there. Gold diggers seems to have been big back then, but themes of this film is very dated by now. Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? - creepy, no? Monroe is the reason why most people see this film today, though her performance of charisma isn't anything special in this film.
Rated 28 Jan 2013
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 18 Nov 2014
30
15th
A vapid celebration of gender stereotypes.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 01 Dec 2011
67
34th
#660
Rated 01 Dec 2011
paulinpaulin
Rated 29 Mar 2015
69
21st
Super hard to judge this one. On one hand, a fascinating document and, I would say, a satire of Hollywood's obsession with sex, bodies and the debilitation of women - this is Howard Hawks, after all. ; on the other hand, it IS that. Flawed yet charming yet horrifying yet funny?
Rated 29 Mar 2015
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
72
44th
564
Rated 19 Dec 2008
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 23 Jan 2011
60
44th
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a pleasant film but nothing more. The musical numbers are mostly tedious and old-fashioned while the script is rather superficial and far from the definition of intelligent.
Rated 23 Jan 2011
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 05 Aug 2012
3
73rd
Fun enough but the singing got on my nerves
Rated 05 Aug 2012
kryptkrypt
Rated 22 Nov 2017
82
56th
Maybe not Hawks' best film, but when you have that many masterpieces even something relatively minor is a low key masterpiece.
Rated 22 Nov 2017
theyshoot10theyshoot10
Rated 15 Jan 2010
68
36th
632
Rated 15 Jan 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 22 Oct 2010
35
90th
"If there's a single film that could shatter Laura Mulvey's theory of the "male gaze" it's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." - Christian Blauvelt
Rated 22 Oct 2010
redfalconRed_Falcon_
Rated 19 Mar 2011
75
73rd
An entertaining and fun film on the surface.Underneath is a darker satire/commentary about gender roles at the time this film was made.Both Marliyn Monroe and Jane Russell are fantastic in this film and really showcase there talents.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
bellamyrbellamyr
Rated 13 Jan 2008
86
78th
Bright, bubbly and vivacious and thats the film not Miss Monroe. Probably one of the last studio musicals on this scale with lavish numbers and striking staging.
Rated 13 Jan 2008
onyedionyedi
Rated 04 Aug 2022
50
24th
Why were there such a high demand for Marilyn Monroe playing a stupid blonde in stupid movies? I can’t understand. It’s not unwatchable, some scenes are even enjoyable but the story is unbearably silly. Only aim of the movie is to sexualise women and get horny men to watch it.
Rated 04 Aug 2022
jodamicojodamico
Rated 06 Feb 2012
80
78th
Jane Russell seems like Howard Hawks's kind of woman.
Rated 06 Feb 2012
hulothulot
Rated 27 Sep 2010
80
81st
watched: 2010, 2020
Rated 27 Sep 2010
aliceportoaliceporto
Rated 15 May 2011
87
70th
the ultimate eye candy! sometimes i just forgot to pay attention to the lines, because the pictures were so gorgeous. features some wonderful acting as well.
Rated 15 May 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 03 Oct 2010
20
6th
This movie embodies everything that was wrong with 1950s studio films. Unsubstantial and formulaic. Just...yuck.
Rated 03 Oct 2010
glm01glm01
Rated 18 Sep 2013
84
79th
84.000
Rated 18 Sep 2013
icarusIcarus
Rated 14 Dec 2013
40
8th
Marilyn Monroe basically plays the same character in All About Eve as she does here--a gold-digging starlet. But when it comes to how each film represents her character, All About Eve calls a spade a spade, while this film calls a spade a heart.
Rated 14 Dec 2013
kasperlKasperL
Rated 02 Mar 2015
70
65th
Enjoyable. Because of the two leads, Monroe in particular, because of the reasons they'll never drown, and because of jokes like the one I just referenced. It's also really old-school and conventional.
Rated 02 Mar 2015
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
35th
Not my kind of film but its well done.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 08 Sep 2011
64
56th
I've got nothing against gorgeous girls wearing a body-licking costumes, but let's be honest about it. It was a classic sure, but still one silly American stereotypical story about blondes.
Rated 08 Sep 2011
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 18 Jan 2012
65
30th
Phew, what a movie.. I didnt expect an old movie to be so good :D. Loved the super-duper American actors. Marilyn is simply great. The story is a little weird, but it's great to watch something different for a change!.. Laughed a lot :)
Rated 18 Jan 2012
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 24 Mar 2008
90
92nd
This film is known mostly for the Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend sequence, but it's the friendship between the girls that is my true love for this film. How often do we see two women absolutely loyal to each other, no matter what?
Rated 24 Mar 2008

Collections

Loading ...

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

Loading ...