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Overall Rank: 1338

Average Rating: 2.9/4

# of Ratings: 120

Theatrical Release Date: 02/12/1972

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 02/05/2013

Language: English

Genre: Drama, Musical

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Bob Fosse

Actors: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson, Fritz Wepper

Plot: An entertainer in Germany during WW II entertains a couple of men while the Nazi party begins to come to fruition.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/02/2019

Watching "Cabaret," I was expecting to be mesmerized, but it's visibly dated and its fun but messy musical numbers aren't overly captivating.

Camper - wrote on 11/15/2015

I don't understand why people seem to like this movie so much. The songs were forgettable, the plot was muddled, and Liza Minnelli's character tried to be charming but just came across as annoyingly self-centered- like a child. It wasn't terrible or anything but I wouldn't watch it again.

Unknown - wrote on 01/21/2013

Less of a musical and more of a comedic drama with some musical numbers thrown in. Worth watching for the songs and all-around entertaining performance from Liza Minnelli.

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In here life is (not so) beautiful

Cavernstones - wrote on 09/05/2015

Although Liza Minelli was in her prime this production does neither her or the fabulous Joel Grey justice. Severely rewriting the original broadway score and changing many subdetails of the plot did not improve the quality either. Having been in on stage productions of this show some of the decisions on how to stage the musical numbers also seems underwhelming. So much talent, so much waste. It's not a wonder when people think of the great musical movies that Cabaret isn't one of them. Of course, Hollywood also hates unhappy endings and so does the public, and Cabaret is definitely not a feel good storyline. After 33+years it is an interesting look back at the style of the time as far as what the makers of the movies thought would look good for a mid 1930's era film.

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Cabaret review

Daniel Corleone - wrote on 06/20/2013

The 1930 set film revolves around dancer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli), writer/teacher Brian Roberts (Michael York) and the affluent Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem). The three leads share sexual experiences and heartaches only to boil down to an unborn fetus being aborted. Pacing was dreadful, conclusion just unsatisfying, the songs uninspiring, characters too weird and plot was not compelling. The picture seems to manipulate the song and dance numbers and tries to make a star out of Liza Minnelli. Even the subplots were a bore. This is a prime example of a not so entertaining drama musical since the direction was allover the place. Overall, Cabaret only works if it was purely a musical, as a film it just doesn't work on all aspects, despite casting a populr musicl artist.