The Opposite Sex

Released Oct 26, 1956

1h 57m

Musical

Comedy

List

40%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

250+ Ratings

Audience Score

Former radio singer Kay (June Allyson) learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve (Leslie Nielsen), has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal (Joan Collins). Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Nov 20

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Rent The Opposite Sex on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video.

Audience Member

Watered down remake of THE WOMEN with music.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/21

Full Review

steve d

The story is really unpleasant.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

Full Review

ashley h

The Opposite Sex is a disappointing film. It is about the virtuous wife who loses her husband to another woman. June Allyson and Joan Collins give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. David Miller did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

Audience Member

charmless, dull remake

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Terrible remake of The Women from 1939 with Norma Shearer . June Allyson is about as sexy as a bag of sticks with Joan Collins lack of acting ability on full display. The only thing worth looking at in this technicolor tragedy is the 1956 Lincoln convertible - don't waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Great June Allyson movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

David Miller

Director

June Allyson

Kay

Joan Collins

Crystal

Dolores Gray

Sylvia

Ann Sheridan

Amanda

Ann Miller

Gloria

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

82%

75%

Bells Are Ringing

100%

58%

Neptune's Daughter

100%

83%

Summer Stock

57%

51%

A Date With Judy

25%

57%

It Happened at the World's Fair

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Jean Yothers

Orlando Sentinel

It sparkles with snappy dialogue, a parade of smart fashions and a beauty of a hair-pulling, dress-fearing, name-calling fight.

Oct 8, 2021

Full Review

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

See the original "The Women" instead.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 27, 2003

Full Review

James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An awful remake of George Cukor's witty 1939 The Women.

Rated: C-

Oct 7, 2005

Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 29, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Former radio singer Kay (June Allyson) learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve (Leslie Nielsen), has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal (Joan Collins). Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.

Director: David Miller
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 57m

Most Popular at Home Now