Singin' in the Rain
1952 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100%), audiences adore it (8.1/10) and people are still talking about it, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
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In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 99 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.1/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 2 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
507K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
- Gene KellyDon Lockwood
- Donald O'ConnorCosmo Brown
- Debbie ReynoldsKathy Selden
- Jean HagenLina Lamont
- Millard MitchellR.F. Simpson
- Cyd CharisseDancer
- Douglas FowleyRoscoe Dexter
- Rita MorenoZelda Zanders
- Mae ClarkeHairdresser (uncredited)
- Bess FlowersAudience Member (uncredited)