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Top 25 Romantic MoviesThis list of the top 25 romantic movies of all time was created by aggregating the resources at the bottom of this page along with overall ranking in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. Casablanca (1942) 2. When Harry Met Sally (1989) 3. Gone with the Wind (1939) 4. Titanic (1997) 5. It Happened One Night (1934)
6. The Apartment (1960)
11. Roman Holiday (1953)
16. Pretty Woman (1990)
21. In the Mood for Love (Dut Yeung Nin Wa) (2000)
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| The ApartmentReleased: June 15, 1960 Studio: United Artists Genre: comedy/drama/romance Box Office (numbers in millions):Domestic: 18.60 Worldwide: ? Adjusted for Inflation:Domestic: 232.10 Worldwide: ? |
Directing: Billy Wilder Screenwriting: I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Jack Kruschen Review:The Apartment is “a classic, caustically-witty, satirically cynical, melodramatic comedy” FS Its “wry take on corporate America skewers the climb through the bedroom to the boardroom.” A07 Reportedly, director/screenwriter Billy Wilder’s inspiration for The Apartment came from a scene in Brief Encounter in which a man lets a friend use his apartment for an affair. MSN In this movie, it is C.C. Baxter (Lemmon), “an ambitious, lowly, misguided and young insurance clerk,” FS who is loaning out his apartment, but to his “company’s higher-up, philandering executives.” FS This includes “his callous married boss J. D. Sheldrake (MacMurray).” FS However, Baxter’s plan falls apart when he develops a crush on Fran Kubelik, the building’s melancholy elevator operator. She turns out to be “the boss’ flighty and fragile girlfriend.” A98 After she attempts suicide in the apartment, Baxter is convinced by his “next-door, philosophizing doctor/neighbor Dr. Dreyfuss (Kruschen)” FS that it is time to “confront the craven ethics of his superiors – and he wins the affections of Fran.” FS Sources:
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Oscars:Wins: 5 – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Story and Screenplay, Best B/W Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing Nominations: 10 – including Best Actor (Lemmon), Best Actress (MacLaine), Best Supporting Actor (Kruschen), Best B/W Cinematography, Best Sound. Other Awards:
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This page offers lists of the top movies of the decade as determined by two different metrics. The first list is based on box office and the second is based on critics’ picks. |
 | Box Office:Top 25 of the 1960sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by worldwide box office gross adjusted for inflation. The first number indicates dollars made in millions. See sources for box office figures here. |
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1) The Sound of Music (1965) 2) Doctor Zhivago (1965) 3) 101 Dalmatians (1961) 4) The Jungle Book (1967) 5) Mary Poppins (1964)
6) The Graduate (1967)
11) West Side Story (1961)
16) My Fair Lady (1964)
21) It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) |
 | Critics’ Picks:Top 25 of the 1960sThese are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by a combination of the movies’ ratings points and awards points. |
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1) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2) West Side Story (1961) 3) The Sound of Music (1965) 4) Psycho (1960) 5) The Apartment (1960)
6) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11) My Fair Lady (1964)
16) Mary Poppins (1964)
21) 8 ½ (Otto e Mezzo) (1963) |
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