Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

Directed by Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi

Produced by Endemol Theater Productions Inc., NHK

1995146 min6.7 / 10

A buoyant, theatrically exuberant musical comedy about reinvention and unlikely friendship, built on charm, humor, and the joy of performance.

Out-of-work singer Victoria Grant meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a club in 1920s Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a female impersonator in order to get a job. The act is a hit in a local nightclub, but things get complicated when a gangster and nightclub owner from Chicago, King Marchan, falls in love with "him." Filmed live on Broadway, 1995.

Questions people ask

  • Does Victor/Victoria end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Victor/Victoria easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Victor/Victoria scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Victor/Victoria violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Victor/Victoria sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Victor/Victoria

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Same Mood as Victor/Victoria

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Victor/Victoria, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Victor/Victoria, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Victor/Victoria, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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