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Some Like It Hot

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Some Like It Hot

Released Mar 1, 1959

2h 0m

Comedy

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After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

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Critics Consensus

Some Like It Hot: A spry, quick-witted farce that never drags.

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James Jackson

Times (UK)

Nobody’s perfect, as the film’s immortal closing line has it, but some comedies are.

Aug 4, 2022

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Kino gives Billy Wilders racy comic masterpiece its best-ever home video presentation, highlighting the films visual beauty alongside the taut perfection of its screenplay.

Feb 11, 2022

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Jack Moffitt

The Hollywood Reporter

Some Like It Hot is another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy that should be a block-busting bonanza at the box office.

Apr 2, 2020

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Billy Wilder's marvelous comedy Some Like It Hot remains a timeless classic of the genre, proving itself to be just as funny & charming as it was over 65 years ago, all thanks to its top-notch cast, brilliant screenplay, and outstanding direction.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 8, 2025

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Peter Piatkowski

PopMatters

Jack Lemmon's judgment of Marilyn Monroe's comedic brilliance is validated on the silver screen.

Mar 2, 2024

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Jet Staff

Jet Magazine

Probably one of the year’s best prescriptions for banishing the blues is a rollicking new motion picture entitled Some Like It Hot.

Jan 16, 2024

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Google

Fabulous Classic! Thank goodness for The Prytania Theater for showing these fabulous movies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Enaid

Hilarious! Fun! Costuming was gorgeous, Marilyn was beautiful and the "girls" on the run in hiding were often believable and masters of their game. I would go to see it again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/23

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Alejandro E

Why this comedy of entanglements, about two musicians posing as members of a female choir, is a classic, the answer is very simple: Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis. A word to the wise is a word to the wise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Tu T

Ultimate feel-good move ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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James B

This movie hasn’t aged well. The comedy feels outdated.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Gingham T

The Greatest Comedy film of all time. Wonderfully paced, a perfect cast, each member in rheir best film, every scene is iconic, magnificent homage to the American prohibition era. Full of twists and turns and an unforgettable ending. This movie is what cinema was invented for. Enjoy. ...No one is perfect, but Guess I must really like this movie !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Just Call Me Junior

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Us Girls Should Stick Together

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - A Thing For Sax Players

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Sugar Kane

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Sugar Meets the Millionaire

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Boy Oh Boy Am I a Boy

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Girl Musicians

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Nobody's Perfect

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Learning to Kiss

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Party for Two

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Synopsis

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: I.A.L. Diamond, M. Logan, Robert Thoeren, Billy Wilder
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: United Artists, Ashton Productions, Mirisch Company
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 1959, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2016
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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