Sunset Boulevard (1950) Reviews & Ratings

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Sunset Boulevard reviews

Sunset Boulevard holds a 8.3/10 average from 3,034 TMDB ratings.

A classic for the must to be seen list. Gloria Swanson is magnificent.
— Andres Gomez (8/10)

**One of the great films of Hollywood's golden age.** This movie is really special. Not only does it show us a lot about the world of Hollywood during its golden age, but it also reveals a lot about the actors' egos, vanities and their titanic struggles to preserve their careers and stay in the limelight. Brilliantly directed by Billy Wilder, it is considered by many to be one of the great movie classics, combining…
— Filipe Manuel Neto (10/10)

"Gillis" (William Holden) is a down-at-heel script writer who is struggling to keep his head above water. Not having had any successes for a while, his car is about to be repossessed and his erstwhile boss "Sheldrake" (Fred Clark) has nothing for him. On the run from the pursuing repo men, he turns his car into the drive of a decaying old mansion. Hiding his car in the garage, he is mistaken by the house's owner for…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Movies like Sunset Boulevard

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• Mank (2020)
• Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
• Trumbo (2015)
• The Lost Weekend (1945)
• Opening Night (1977)
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• Synecdoche, New York (2008)
• Fat City (1972)
• Foxes (1980)
• The Sense of an Ending (2017)

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