Some Like It Hot

"The movie too HOT for words!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.2/10

303,429 votes

95/100

Fresh

98/100

Metascore

8.1/10

3,817 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Nominated

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Art Direction, Black and White

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.9M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$25.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$22.1M

ROI: +762%

Budget Recovery862% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.9M|Revenue: $25.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

90.8K

Daily Avg

1.5K

7-Day Trend

+6%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

Fanfares of Love

Film

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Diego

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

ChicagoMiamiMiami metropolitan area

Inspired By

Fanfare of Love(film)

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Charles Lang

Film Editing

Arthur P. Schmidt

Music / Score

Adolph Deutsch

Production Companies

The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Distributors

NetflixXfinity StreampixUnited ArtistsiTunes

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

digital download

Where to Watch Some Like It Hot

Available in 73 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	TCM	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	MGM Amazon Channel, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12

Canada14A

Germany16

BrazilL

Denmark15

Spain18

FinlandK-16

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

Billy Wilder, Michael Logan, Robert Thoeren, I. A. L. Diamond

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Cast

Tony Curtis

Joe (Josephine)

Jack Lemmon

Jerry (Daphne)

Marilyn Monroe

Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

George Raft

Spats Colombo

Pat O'Brien

Detective Mulligan

Joe E. Brown

Osgood Fielding III

Nehemiah Persoff

Little Bonaparte

Joan Shawlee

Sweet Sue

No Image

Billy Gray

Sig Poliakoff

George E. Stone

Toothpick Charlie

Dave Barry

Beinstock

Mike Mazurki

Spats' Henchman

Tags & Keywords

chicago, illinoisfloridatransvestismmusicianwitnessfake identitydeceptionmafiacross dressingblack and whitetrainbuddyscrewball comedyspatsall girl band

External Links

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