Sabrina
Seen it?1954 | 114 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
It won an Oscar, it earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10) and it made about 4 times its budget. 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 romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Age of Innocence or Licorice Pizza, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Costume Design – Black-and-White. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Written American Comedy. Also nominated for 5 more Oscars, 1 BAFTA and 1 DGA Award. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$10 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 272K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Billy Wilder
- Humphrey BogartLinus Larrabee
- Audrey HepburnSabrina Fairchild
- William HoldenDavid Larrabee
- Walter HampdenOliver Larrabee
- John WilliamsThomas Fairchild
- Martha HyerElizabeth Tyson
- Joan VohsGretchen Van Horn
- Marcel DalioBaron St. Foritanel
- Marcel HillaireProfessor
- Nella WalkerMaude Larrabee