Some Like It Hot
The movie too HOT for words!
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $25M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
25 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Some Like It Hot actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Some Like It Hot appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Romance Movies Ranked #29
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- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #39
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- Crime Movies Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Comedies Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #205
Placed at #205 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Some Like It Hot returned 8.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $25M
- Release date
- Mar 19, 1959
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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