Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

Greatest Production Since the Birth of Motion Pictures!

Directed by Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Lemuel Ayers, George Sidney

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1945110 min6.0 / 10

A lavish, high-spirited musical revue celebrating spectacle, dance, and entertainment itself through a series of dazzling production numbers.

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ziegfeld Follies scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Follies easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Follies sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Follies violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Ziegfeld Follies end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ziegfeld Follies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ziegfeld Follies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ziegfeld Follies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ziegfeld Follies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ziegfeld Follies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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