8 Movies Starring Marilyn Monroe

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-08-01

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (20604 Reviews)

Director:

Howard Hawks

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Lederer (screen play)

Joseph Fields (based on the musical comedy by)

Anita Loos (based on the musical comedy by)

Fullplot:

Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on the novel.

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-11-05

Languages:

English, French, Latin, Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(13952 Reviews)

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Cast:

Writer:

Nunnally Johnson (screen play)

Zoe Akins (plays)

Dale Eunson (plays)

Katherine Albert (plays)

Fullplot:

Three New York models, Shatze, Pola and Loco set-up in an exclusive appartment with a plan: tired of cheap men and a lack of money they intend to use all their talents to trap and marry three millionaires. The trouble is that's it's not so easy to tell the rich men from the huxters and even when they can, is the money really worth it?

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1954-12-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (3786 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Lang

Cast:

Writer:

Phoebe Ephron (screenplay)

Henry Ephron (screenplay)

Lamar Trotti (story)

Fullplot:

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1955-06-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (23227 Reviews)

Director:

Billy Wilder

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Wilder (screenplay)

George Axelrod (screenplay)

George Axelrod (based upon an original play: "The Seven Year Itch")

Fullplot:

With his family away for their annual summer holiday, New Yorker Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life - to eat and drink what he wants and basically to enjoy life without wife and son. The beautiful but ditsy blond from the apartment above his catches his eye and they soon start spending time together. It's all innocent though there is little doubt that Sherman is attracted to her. Any lust he may be feeling is played out in his own imagination however.

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-09-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (7636 Reviews)

Director:

Joshua Logan

Cast:

Writer:

George Axelrod (screenplay)

William Inge (based on the play by)

Fullplot:

Innocent rodeo cowboy Bo falls in love with cafe singer Cherie in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles but he finds her and forces her to board the bus to his home in Montana. When the bus stops at Grace's Diner the passengers learn that the road ahead is blocked. By now everyone knows of the kidnapping, but Bo is determined to have Cherie.

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-03-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (158573 Reviews)

Director:

Billy Wilder

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Wilder (screenplay)

I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay)

Robert Thoeren (suggested by a story by)

Michael Logan (suggested by a story by)

Fullplot:

When two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness the the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo. They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They show up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords.

Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-09-08

Languages:

English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (4642 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Cast:

Writer:

Norman Krasna

Hal Kanter (additional material)

Fullplot:

Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre, where he sees Amanda rehearsing a song, and the director thinks him an actor suited to play himself in the revue. He takes the part in order to see more of Amanda.

The Misfits

The Misfits

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (12122 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Fullplot:

Roslyn divorces Ray in Reno and then meets widower Guido. He likes her but introduces her to cowboy Gay, and those two fall in love. When she learns that Gay, Guido and Perce are going to turn wild horses ("misfits") into dog food, she protests.

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