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A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 94/100. Scores higher than 98% of the 428 1960s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic94/100
2,767 audience votes
Key crew
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
- Billy WilderDirector
- Billy WilderWriter
- I. A. L. DiamondWriter
Cast
- Jack LemmonC.C. Baxter
- Shirley MacLaineFran Kubelik
- Fred MacMurrayJeff D. Sheldrake
- Ray WalstonJoe Dobisch
- Jack KruschenDr. Dreyfuss
- David LewisAl Kirkeby
- Hope HolidayMargie MacDougall
- Joan ShawleeSylvia
- Naomi StevensMrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
- Johnny SevenKarl Matuschka
- Joyce JamesonThe Blonde
- Willard WatermanMr. Vanderhoff
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Themes
new year's evenew york citylovesicknessclerkwinterage differencesuicide attemptofficeflatspaghettitennis racketromcom
The Best Movies of 1960
The Apartment is #2 of 60
