Funny Girl

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Funny Girl

G,

1968,

2h 31m,

Musical

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In this bittersweet, classic musical drama, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to stardom on Broadway. Valued for her vocal and comedic talents by the renowned theater impresario Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Fanny thrives, but her relationship with her suave, imprisoned businessman husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), is another story.

Critics Consensus

Barbara Streisand elevates this otherwise rote melodramatic musical with her ultra-memorable star turn as Fanny Brice.

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

Nov 27, 2024

Funny Girl endures precisely because of the strength of Streisand’s magnetic performance.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Apr 28, 2024

4/5

It’s remarkable how much of the film is constructed on, and succeeds because of, Streisand’s face and how it is lit and framed.

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Margaret Hinxman

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 23, 2018

It's hard to think of Funny Girl, in fact, apart from Barbra Streisand. She is the life force. Director William Wyler simply drapes the opulent show around her.

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Preston Barta

Denton Record-Chronicle

Jan 15, 2025

'Funny Girl’s extravagant production design and flamboyant musical numbers are brought to life in a way that instantly transports you to the Broadway and Hollywood moments of the late '60s.

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Ellie Lucas

trans|cendental cinema

Dec 10, 2024

3.5/4

It is the role Streisand was born to play and she nails it, finding the joy, the humor, and the pathos of Brice's story and turning it into pure screen magic.

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Rudie Obias

Battleship Pretension

Nov 25, 2024

It plays just as well in 2024, as it did in 1968 with loads of charm and grace from Streisand’s star-making performance and Wyler’s steady hand and eye in the director’s chair.

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Albus R

Mar 30, 2019

Barbra Streisand's legendary portrayal of singer/comedienne Fanny Brice deservedly won her Oscar (she shared Best Actress with Katharine Hepburn); unfortunately, the Broadway hit was transferred to the screen with mixed results - the first half is a colorful, enjoyable musical comedy while the second act is a maudlin melodrama. Still, there is much to like in William Wyler's adaptation including a fine performance by Omar Sharif and some memorable musical moments: "I'm the Greatest Star," "I'd Rather Be Blue" (on roller skates!), the memorable first act finale on a tugboat to "Don't Rain on My Parade," and Streisand's powerful "My Man" finale.

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Jan 26, 2019

The best, GREATEST musical comedy romance movie ever made! With 3 of the best movie songs ever sung: People, My Man, and Don't Rain on My Parade! And the best movie quote ever spoken: "Hello, gorgeous."

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Rey S

Dec 31, 2018

With Barbara's performance so legendary, it's hard to focus on the little details that detract from the film. Omar offers a quirky, humble performance, and electricity flows through their relationship and throughout the film.

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Ron M

Nov 1, 2018

Beautiful movie although a bit too long also barbra's 60's hairdo doesnt fit the period of the movie.

Draco L

Aug 24, 2018

Although Funny Girl definitely falters a bit in its very well done, but still overly serious, downer third act, the rest of the movie is phenomenal across the board. People and Don't Rain on My Parade are the standouts when it comes to the songs, the film also has excellent humor, a great energy to it, it's very entertaining and so well acted by Omar Sharif. The main reason to see it of course is for Barbra Streisand who gave her career-defining performance. She's funny, charming, incredibly endearing and she stole all the emotional, musical and humorous sequences. Her performance here is most definitely one of the acting highlights of the 60s.

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George L

Aug 11, 2018

Talent larger than Life from Streisand (it is Barbra not Barbara :D)

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Barbra Streisand

Fanny Brice

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Nick Arnstein

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In this bittersweet, classic musical drama, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to stardom on Broadway. Valued for her vocal and comedic talents by the renowned theater impresario Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Fanny thrives, but her relationship with her suave, imprisoned businessman husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), is another story.

Director: William Wyler
Producer: Ray Stark
Screenwriter: Isobel Lennart, Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Rastar Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 1968, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2001
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $223.3K
Runtime: 2h 31m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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