Singin' in the Rain (1952)
What a Glorious Feeling!
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 10 April 1952 |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Starring | Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds |
| Runtime | 103 min |
| Rated | G |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 9.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 100% · Metacritic 99/100 · IMDb 8.3/10 · TMDB users 8.1/10 |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $7 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Stanley Donen directs a 103-minute comedy about the transition to talking pictures. Gene Kelly plays a silent star who falls for a chorus girl. The hook is the transition itself. It treats the arrival of sound not as a technical hurdle, but as a creative explosion. The film finds its rhythm in the gap between what a star is and what he needs to be. It is a movie that runs on momentum and pure, unadulterated joy.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 100% approval rating as of January 2026. Metacritic lands on 99 out of 100, which it files under universal acclaim. The numbers are so high they stop being surprising and start sounding like a typo. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it a "rainbow program" guaranteed to lift the dolors of winter. Roger Ebert placed it on his Great Movies list, calling it a transcendent experience. The critical consensus is that it is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical. Nobody in the room seemed to disagree.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $3 million. It took in $7 million in the United States and $7 million worldwide. In Hollywood, that is a solid return. In most other industries, it is a profitable quarter. TMDB users rate it 8.1 out of 10. As of March 2026, IMDb has it at 8.3/10. The numbers are modest, but the consensus is loud.
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Sources
- Singin' in the Rain on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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