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The best Marilyn Monroe movies

The top 3 according to 50 votes from people: Let's Make Love (1960) · Some Like It Hot (1959) · Niagara (1953). (Updated Sep 12, 2024.)

From the white dress over the subway grate to 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend': Marilyn's must-see films, according to Sky TG24, Moviemag and ComingSoon.

Roberta D. · · 14 items · 50 votes · 0 comments

Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    A musical with Yves Montand, by George Cukor.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    Some Like It Hot (1959)

    Sugar Kane and two musicians in drag; a Golden Globe.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  3. 3

    Niagara (1953)

    A noir at the falls: her only villainous role.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  4. 4

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    One of her first appearances, by John Huston.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  5. 5

    The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

    Her only British film, with Laurence Olivier.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

    Lorelei Lee and 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend', by Howard Hawks.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    The Seven Year Itch (1955)

    The white-dress scene, by Billy Wilder.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    The Misfits (1961)

    Her last completed film, with Clark Gable, written by Arthur Miller.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

    An unsettling babysitter, in one of her first dramatic roles.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    All About Eve (1950)

    A small role in Mankiewicz's classic.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1

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  1. 11

    River of No Return (1954)

    A river western with Robert Mitchum.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  2. 12

    How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

    Three models hunting for husbands, with Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 13

    Monkey Business (1952)

    Hawks's comedy with Cary Grant.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  4. 14

    Bus Stop (1956)

    A saloon singer and a stubborn cowboy.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1

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