Movie Information
Overall Rank: 2102
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 31
Theatrical Release Date: 01/15/1953
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame, Barry Sullivan
Plot: Three people in the movie biz recount how they'll never work with producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) again.
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Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 11/16/2017
'The Bad and the Beautiful' sheds some light on Hollywood's darker side in this 'warts and all' story about a powerful studio boss and the people whose lives he ruined in some fashion. It's a film noir with no dead bodies but plenty of cynicism and callous human behavior on full display.
Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/29/2010
A bold noir-ish drama that highlights the strength of its actors. It's a brooding film, but one worth watching.
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Rating of
2.5/4
"The Bad And The Beautiful" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 02/12/2012
An actress, writer and director recount their experiences with uncompromising movie producer Kirk Douglas when he comes back to them, cap in hand wanting help to get back on top. The Bad And The Beautiful is a film by Hollywood about Hollywood done in the warts and all style of the likes of Sunset Boulevard and The Sweet Smell Of Success, although it is done with nowhere near the bitterness or cynicism of those films. Kirk Douglas' central character was not the hateful asshole I was expecting, rather more a slightly cold, single-minded man who would let nothing get in the way of his own vision. This is highlighted by Walter Pidgeon's pragmatic studio exec who shows that the success the three had subsequently enjoyed was due largely to his interference and it was in fact their own …
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