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Bus Stop

1956Movie1 h 35 min

66

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66

GoodGoodWatch score

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Summary

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie.

Good for

Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

Where to watch

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Makes you fall for them.
Feels like real life.
Lifts you up.

Not for scares or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 73Audiences 60GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer73%
IMDb6.3
Audience score61%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings2.8/5
Box office
33×its budget
Budget
$220 K
Worldwide
$7 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
Released
1956
August 31, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids.
24 of 37
Directing · 2
Joshua Logan Director
Ben Kadish Assistant Director
Writing · 2
George Axelrod Screenplay
William Inge Theatre Play
Production · 3
Marilyn Monroe Producer
Buddy Adler Producer
David Maysles Producer's Assistant
Camera · 2
Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Leonard Doss Other
Editing · 1
William Reynolds Editor
Sound · 6
Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman Conductor, Original Music Composer
Harry M. Leonard Sound
Ken Darby Songs, Vocal Coach
Alfred Bruzlin Sound
Edward B. Powell Orchestrator
Art · 4
Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Paul S. Fox Set Decoration
Mark-Lee Kirk Art Direction
Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Travilla Costume Design
Helen Turpin Hairstylist
Ben Nye Makeup Artist
Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Supervisor
Visual Effects · 1
Ray Kellogg Visual Effects, Special Effects

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