The Apartment

"Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.3/10

217,548 votes

93/100

Fresh

94/100

Metascore

8.2/10

2,603 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Film Editing

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Director

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Sound

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$25.0M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$18,600,000

United States

Profit

+$22.0M

ROI: +733%

Budget Recovery833% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.0M|Revenue: $25.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

60.2K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

+6%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle

Film Editing

Daniel Mandell

Music / Score

Adolph Deutsch

Production Design

Alexandre Trauner

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Distributors

United ArtistsNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Apartment

Available in 89 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Philo, TCM	Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel	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 KingdomPG	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	MGM Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United KingdomPG

Canada14A

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceU

Belgium14

BrazilL

Denmark11

+11 more countries

Production

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder

Production Companies

The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Cast

Jack Lemmon

C.C. Baxter

Shirley MacLaine

Fran Kubelik

Fred MacMurray

Jeff D. Sheldrake

Ray Walston

Joe Dobisch

Jack Kruschen

Dr. Dreyfuss

David Lewis

Al Kirkeby

No Image

Hope Holiday

Mrs. Margie MacDougall

Joan Shawlee

Sylvia

Naomi Stevens

Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss

Johnny Seven

Karl Matuschka

Joyce Jameson

The Blonde

Willard Waterman

Mr. Vanderhoff

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