My Fair Lady
Seen it?1964 | 173 min | Comedy, Music, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 8 Oscars, people are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10). Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Florence Foster Jenkins, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 53 min.
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 8 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Picture, Academy Awards: Best Director, Academy Awards: Best Actor, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction – Color and 4 more. Won 3 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Director – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Film. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 1 more BAFTA. Plus 11 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$100 million worldwide on a $17 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 386K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Cukor
- Audrey HepburnEliza Doolittle
- Rex HarrisonProfessor Henry Higgins
- Stanley HollowayAlfred P. Doolittle
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteColonel Hugh Pickering
- Gladys CooperMrs. Higgins
- Jeremy BrettFreddy Eynsford-Hill
- Theodore BikelZoltan Karpathy
- Mona WashbourneMrs. Pearce
- Isobel ElsomMrs. Eynsford-Hill
- John HollandButler