The Bad and the Beautiful
Dec 25, 1952 | IMDB 7.3
118 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
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IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1951
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2004
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 6 | Aug , 2002
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IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1939
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