The Seven Year Itch

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The Seven Year Itch

Released Jun 3, 1955

1h 45m

Comedy

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In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?

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Delmore Schwartz

The New Republic

Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks.

Jan 23, 2013

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Very dated and not consistently funny but famous for the iconic Marilyn air-vent shot and a close to the under-wire smuttiness.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2009

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Variety Staff

Variety

What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay.

Aug 15, 2007

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George N. Fenin

Film Culture

The Seven Year Itch is another step down in the career of the talented director.

Mar 30, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

There are chuckles to be found, though they're not as memorable as Monroe's costume changes or the iconic sequence in which she stands over subway vents in a white gown.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 24, 2021

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Virginia Graham

The Spectator

This is a wonderful comedy performance. So too, somewhat surprisingly, is Marilyn Monroe's.

Jun 19, 2018

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Ed .

70 Year Ditch 70 years later, the humor is either dated or perhaps always nonexistent. Ewell's character is intentionally juvenile and perhaps accepted for laughs at the time but doesn't cut it for me. It's not due to being PC, but rather the childishness. I appreciate Tom Ewell's comedic talents but not the character representation. Monroe's performance is what you expect: entertaining and demonstrating an intelligence in navigating a man's world at that time. If made today, you know the female would be rushing to stand on that grate sans underwear and sans class.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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Rami A

I don't think the comedy holds up well. There are a lot of moments that make you cringe. I think I only laughed a few times, but that was from Marilyn Monroe, who was the only interesting part of the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Carlos T

Fell asleep watching it. Marilyn’s good looks only reason I don’t rate it a one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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Aino K

I got first-minute ick from all the men in this movie. I give 1 star for beautiful set design and 1 star for absolute gorgeous Marilyn Monroe.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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alan g

If it wasn't for Marilyn Monroe's iconic subway grate scene this movie would have been forgotten a long time ago.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Rosana B

A icônica cena de Marilyn Monroe e seu vestido branco esvoaçante, e toda tristeza ao redor de sua fama de ''loira burra'' que tanto entristece, todo seu brilhante talento e curta vida, e aio pensar que durante a produção sofria abusos físicos e psicológicos do seu marido, Joe DiMaggio , um atleta aposentado… A coceira dos 7 anos, refere-se ao casamento, taxa de divórcio e tem sido usada por psicólogos, a tradução não foi fiel, a literalidade teria sido mais proveitosa… Deliciosamente cômico…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Synopsis

In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?

Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Charles K. Feldman, Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: George Axelrod, Billy Wilder
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 45m

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