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Singin' in the Rain
1952
· Movie
· 103 min
A
MEANRANK
88/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #28
- IMDb #93
- Google retired #461
- Rotten Tomatoes #18
- Metacritic #10
- Letterboxd #84
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #8
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #150
- Metacritic Critics #17
- Metacritic Audience #67
- Criticker #117
- Kinopoisk #235
- AlloCiné #127
- Trakt #126
Every rating
73–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 100, everyone else 85.
See the most agreed on films →In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and its glamorous leading couple struggle to transition into the new era of "talkies." The studio's first sound film is a disaster, plagued by the leading lady's squeaky voice and poor acting. The male star, his musician friend, and his talented aspiring actress girlfriend conspire to secretly dub the film and save the production.
Details
- Directors
- Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
- Writers
- Adolph Green, Betty Comden
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 10 April 1952
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $7.2M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 15 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1952 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Donald O'Connor | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1952 | Best Written American Musical | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1952 | Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Lennie Hayton | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1952 | Best Supporting Actress | Jean Hagen | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1952 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1952 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| British Academy Film Awards 1952 | Best Film from any Source | Nominee | |
| DVD Exclusive Awards 1952 | Original Retrospective Documentary, Library Release | Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Donald O'Connor | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Musical | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Lennie Hayton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jean Hagen | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner | |
| Film Hall of Fame: Songs | " Singin' in the Rain " | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Photoplay Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performances of the Month (June) | Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Jean Hagen | Winner |
DVD Exclusive Awards
2 nominations
| Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Release | Singin' in the Rain: 50th Anniversary Edition | Nominee |
| Original Retrospective Documentary, Library Release | Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best DVD Extras | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Youth DVD | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film from any Source | Nominee |