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Don Murray plays the part of a young and innocent cowboy who discovers the girl of his dreams and kidnaps her, hoping to make her his wife. Read more

Starring	Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field
Director	Joshua Logan
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- Although it's not explicitly a musical, Bus Stop is certainly a product of that imagination which says the best things... read more on Time Out
- 52539
- - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:09
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  Marilyn's great, but...
  
  Marilyn is 100% delightful as always, and it's true that this role does show off her acting talents very well... but my opinion is that if you subtract her ... read more »
  
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  - Hugh Palmer
  - Oxford, UK
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 06:11
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  So bad it was good...
  
  This was so bad it was good... To me, seeing Marilyn create a character out of nothing was educational.
  
  The terrible cowboy could be seen as an ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 May 2012 at 06:08
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  dont do it
  
  this film was one of the worst i have seen by marilyn monroe the accent was just to crazy and loud it gave me a head ache for the rest of my day! the plot of ... read more »
  
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- - crazymarilyn
  - 1 review
  - 21 Apr 2012 at 16:15
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  Marilyn Vehicle
  
  Not a classic and very dated feel throughout. Marilyn rightly gets all the credit as it proved a worthy vehicle for her stardom.
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 202 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 19 Dec 2011 at 20:40
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  Bus Stop
  
  Entertaining and funny. Marilyn Monroe was such a good commedienne and actress.
  
  It's a pity she didn't appreciate the gift she had to make ... read more »
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 21 Nov 2010 at 20:30
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  a movie to avoid
  
  Marilyn is good in the movie but the storyline is frustrating and very poor.The worst Monroe movie that i have watched so far. Marilyn lights up the movie in ... read more »
  
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  - preston
  - 19 Sep 2010 at 14:20
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  Great Movie - Marilyn at her best
  
  I have never really watched this movie from beginning to end and I really enjoyed it
  
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- - citygirl
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 17:13
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  Bus Stop
  
  Having fallen in love with Marilyn at a very young age, this film shows her at her loveliest.(even if her southern accent is rather naff)
  
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  - Sowerby Bridge
  - 04 Mar 2009 at 17:40
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  Bus Stop
  
  Marilyn Monroe was good the film was not so. The story was slow and the Rodeo scene was a bore! It is an old film and guess most people are only wanting to ... read more »
  
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- - oscarh
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 05 May 2008 at 15:29
- - 1
  - 0
  Loved it
  
  Yes it's dated. Yes Don Murray gets very irritating at times. But it made me laugh a lot, and it had Marilyn Monroe giving her usual amazxing performance ... read more »
  
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  - JamesMc
  - 130 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Nov 2007 at 10:02
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  Watchable
  
  The male character got on my nerves! Watchable - just!!
  
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  - England
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 08:13
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- - 3
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  Marilyn's great, but...
  
  Marilyn is 100% delightful as always, and it's true that this role does show off her acting talents very well... but my opinion is that if you subtract her ... read more »
  
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  - Hugh Palmer
  - Oxford, UK
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 06:11
- - 2
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  Very Dated
  
  This coming-of-age tale concerns a cowboy, who on his first trip to the city falls in love with Marilyn Monroe's nightclub singer.
  
  This is the ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 24 Apr 2005 at 18:42
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  Loved it
  
  Yes it's dated. Yes Don Murray gets very irritating at times. But it made me laugh a lot, and it had Marilyn Monroe giving her usual amazxing performance ... read more »
  
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  - JamesMc
  - 130 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Nov 2007 at 10:02
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  Not her finest hour
  
  Marilyn is one of the worst parts of this mediocre film about the coming of age of a young cowhand. It has dated badly but there are shades of GIANT in some of ... read more »
  
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- - R.O.T.
  - London England
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 19:43
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  gimme a break
  
  only point of this film is the novelty of seeing M.M playing a character who doesn't immediately light up and turn on all those around her.
  
  apart... read more »
  
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- - robT
  - 12 reviews
  - croydon
  - 31 May 2005 at 10:56
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  Watchable
  
  The male character got on my nerves! Watchable - just!!
  
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  - England
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 08:13
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  Bus Stop
  
  Marilyn Monroe was good the film was not so. The story was slow and the Rodeo scene was a bore! It is an old film and guess most people are only wanting to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 562304
- - oscarh
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 05 May 2008 at 15:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Bus Stop
  
  Having fallen in love with Marilyn at a very young age, this film shows her at her loveliest.(even if her southern accent is rather naff)
  
  Report this review
- 720200
- - a customer
  - Sowerby Bridge
  - 04 Mar 2009 at 17:40
- - 0
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  Great Movie - Marilyn at her best
  
  I have never really watched this movie from beginning to end and I really enjoyed it
  
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- - citygirl
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 17:13
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  a movie to avoid
  
  Marilyn is good in the movie but the storyline is frustrating and very poor.The worst Monroe movie that i have watched so far. Marilyn lights up the movie in ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - preston
  - 19 Sep 2010 at 14:20

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Critics' reviews
- Although it's not explicitly a musical, Bus Stop is certainly a product of that imagination which says the best things... read more on Time Out
- 52539
- - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:09
- Sex comedy-drama, a modest entertainment in familiar American vein, very well done but rather over-inflated by its star.
- 33118
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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