Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

June 1, 1926 · 100 years old

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a to…

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30 titles
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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959 · 2h 1m · Movie

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

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All About Eve

All About Eve

1950 · 2h 18m · Movie

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953 · 1h 31m · Movie

Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.

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The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

1955 · 1h 45m · Movie

When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a sexy new neighbor.

7.0
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The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 · 1h 52m · Movie

A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.

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How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953 · 1h 35m · Movie

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

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The Misfits

The Misfits

1961 · 2h 5m · Movie

A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically-independent lifestyle.

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Niagara

Niagara

1953 · 1h 32m · Movie

As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.

7.0
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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952 · 1h 37m · Movie

A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.

6.9
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River of No Return

River of No Return

1954 · 1h 31m · Movie

The titular river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others.

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Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1956 · 1h 36m · Movie

A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.

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The Prince and the Showgirl

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957 · 1h 55m · Movie

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

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Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952 · 1h 16m · Movie

After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.

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Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960 · 1h 59m · Movie

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

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Clash by Night

Clash by Night

1952 · 1h 45m · Movie

Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.

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There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 · 1h 57m · Movie

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.

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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022 · 1h 41m · Movie

Explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.

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Love Happy

Love Happy

1949 · 1h 25m · Movie

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.

5.8
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O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · 1h 57m · Movie

John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.

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We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952 · 1h 26m · Movie

In separate stories, five couples learn that they are not legally married.

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Love Nest

Love Nest

1951 · 1h 24m · Movie

Two married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.

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As Young as You Feel

As Young as You Feel

1951 · 1h 17m · Movie

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

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Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal

1951 · 1h 17m · Movie

The Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.

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Home Town Story

Home Town Story

1951 · 1h 1m · Movie

After failing to be re-elected, politician Blake Washburn returns home and becomes editor of the local newspaper. When he notices the influence the paper has on the public, he uses it to appeal to potential voters in the next elec...

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A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950 · 1h 30m · Movie

In 1876 Colorado, the Tomahawk and Western Railroad is expanding through the Rockies but some stagecoach operators, fearing a loss of revenue, plan to sabotage the railroad.

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Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · 52m · Movie

On the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's passing, this documentary provides a unique portrait of the screen icon from her own perspective. In contrast to the many films made and books written about her, this one offers to give ...

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Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : deux couples à Hollywood

Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : deux couples à Hollywood

2020 · 1h 35m · Movie

Through period archives, this documentary traces the meeting of the two couples Signoret/Montand and Monroe/Miller, their friendship, as well as the adulterous relationship Monroe/Montand during the shooting of the film "The Billi...

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Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give

1962 · 37m · Movie

Remake of "My Favorite Wife," unfinished because of star Marilyn Monroe's firing, rehiring, and sudden August 1962 death.

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The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

2004 · 1h 0m · Movie

Colin Clark, younger brother of Alan Clark and son of Lord Kenneth Clark wanted to work in the movies. When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh came to dine with his parents, he mentioned his ambition to them and they arranged for him to work as 3rd assistant director on the forthcoming The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Colin kept a diary throughout the production and this documentary is a dramatization of that diary with lots of behind the scenes footage of Marilyn (and Arthur Miller) in England and of the production of the film with all of its associated problems.