Oklahoma!

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Oklahoma!

G

Released Oct 11, 1955

2h 25m

Musical

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There's a box social coming up, and Curly (Gordon MacRae) asks Laurey (Shirley Jones) if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish Jud (Rod Steiger) instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie (Gloria Grahame) is also torn between two men: a cowboy named Will (Gene Nelson) and a foreign peddler, Ali Hakim (Eddie Albert). Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! The critics are sayin' you're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma, O.K.!

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Ronald B. Rogers

Village Voice

A visit to your local theatre will convince you that Oklahoma! is a fresh and lively as ever.

May 10, 2022

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TIME Magazine

In spite of its age and the fact that its 145-minute mass is sometimes dragging, Oklahoma! hollers itself home as a handsome piece of entertainment.

Oct 27, 2015

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Variety Staff

Variety

The wide screen used for the Todd-AO process adds production scope and visual grandeur, capturing a vista of blue sky and green prairie that can be breathtaking.

Nov 1, 2007

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The soundtrack is exceptional, and Gloria Grahame swipes a few scenes as Ado Annie, the girl who just “cain’t say no.”

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 2, 2024

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

This film is bright, bold, and enthusiastic. It is the 1955 equivalent of a studio blockbuster: big-screen entertainment for the masses.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 5, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Darker than you remember which makes it intriguing. Plus great songs

Apr 7, 2022

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Russ G

Sorry, but I don't have two and a half hours to waste on this relic.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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John S

The music is lovely. But there are some really appalling bits that are a product of this movie's time. The auctioning of women and erasure of the acts of removing indigenous people from land they were promised being the greatest jaw droppers. But yeah, great music.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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Alec B

Despite a few annoying cuts/changes to the score and some weird casting choices it is a solid adaptation of the stage musical. Getting to film outside for several sequences (as opposed to a studio set) is one of the best things about the movie, especially for its rousing opening number.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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Jose G

Classic 50's film musical based on the 40's stage musical, the first written by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Shirley Jones shines in her first role in a motion picture, and the song and dance numbers still hold up fantastically-save for a couple that could've probably been omitted to shorten the run time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Joel B

It was a weird film, just weird... One of the songs is just trying to convince the main villain to commit suicide... It hasn't aged well. I am not gonna watch it again. Some of the other songs and special affects are nice but the plot is just strange...

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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David F

Beautiful scenery, and a lot of singing and dancing make for a great show, but the plot about a bickering pair that you know is going to be married by the time you see "The End" was pretty limp.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/28/23

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Gordon MacRae

Curly McLain

Shirley Jones

Laurey Williams

Rod Steiger

Jud Fry

Gloria Grahame

Ado Annie Carnes

Gene Nelson

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Synopsis

There's a box social coming up, and Curly (Gordon MacRae) asks Laurey (Shirley Jones) if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish Jud (Rod Steiger) instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie (Gloria Grahame) is also torn between two men: a cowboy named Will (Gene Nelson) and a foreign peddler, Ali Hakim (Eddie Albert). Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenwriter: Sonya Levien, William Ludwig
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company, 20th Century Fox, RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co: Rodgers & Hammerstein Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2015
Runtime: 2h 25m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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