Overview
Two charming lounge singers embark on a glamorous adventure across the Atlantic, seeking love and diamonds.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- glamorous
- exuberant
- classic movie night
- musical marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly find the film delightfully entertaining, with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's magnetic performances and musical numbers outweighing its lightweight story and uneven direction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee function as an inseparable team whose loyalty and shared adventures drive the comedy more strongly than their romances.
Lorelei's fixation on diamonds and the missing tiara turn jewelry into both a comic plot engine and a marker of class aspiration.
Technicolor costumes, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and exaggerated millionaire courtship give the film its heightened comic register.
The missing tiara and related suspicions bring detectives, accusations, and courtroom complications into the transatlantic romance.
Films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and why
Thelma & Louise
sparkling female friendship, musical spectacle, romantic scheming, and witty gender comedy
How to Marry a Millionaire
classic Hollywood musical glamour, female partnership, and comic pursuit of wealthy romantic prospects
The Philadelphia Story
screwball romantic comedy, glamorous performers, and playful conflict between independent women and men
Funny Face
lavish musical numbers, female agency, and knowingly comic treatment of romance and social status
Movie Details
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Release Date
- 1953-07-15
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1112)
Cast
- Jane Russell
- Marilyn Monroe
- Charles Coburn
- Elliott Reid
- Tommy Noonan
- George Winslow
- Marcel Dalio
- Taylor Holmes
- Norma Varden
- Howard Wendell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes about?
- Two glamorous showgirls turn a transatlantic voyage, diamond obsession, and romantic suspicion into a buoyant celebration of female camaraderie.
- What is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
- What did critics think of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
- Critics broadly find the film delightfully entertaining, with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's magnetic performances and musical numbers outweighing its lightweight story and uneven direction.
- Which films are like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
- Films with a similar feel include Thelma & Louise, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Philadelphia Story, and Funny Face.
- How long is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
- In United States, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes streams on fuboTV.
