Fresh
A profoundly sexist and eminently hummable 1954 CinemaScope musical with some terrific athletic Michael Kidd choreography and some better-than-average direction by Stanley Donen.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
SINGIN'! DANCIN'! ROMANCIN'!
1954 · 1h 43m · Approved
Comedy, Drama, Western
Directed by
Stanley Donen
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Overview
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
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89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is a happy, hand-clapping, foot-stomping country type of musical with all the slickness of a Broadway show.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
This rather archly symmetrical movie musical is best seen as a dance-fest, with Michael Kidd's acrobatic, pas d'action choreography well complemented by ex-choreographer Donen's camera.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Fresh
Although the powers at M-G-M are deviating from the normal song-and-dance extravaganza in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, it is a gamble that is paying rich rewards.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
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