# The Apartment (1960)

> A lonely insurance clerk rents out his apartment to ambitious executives and discovers that career advancement cannot substitute for genuine love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/240

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, David Lewis, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, melancholic, tender, holiday viewing, date night

## Synopsis

A man's quest for success leads him into a web of romantic entanglements and corporate deceit.

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- [Remember the Night (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/18279)
- [The Seven Year Itch (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/5721)
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- [The Front Page (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/818)

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