Movies directed by Stanley Donen

On the Town (1949)

98 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

On the Town (1949) Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & Jules Munshin are the 3 sight seeing sailors in New York for 24 hours shore leave and hoping for some fun and romance ...

Royal Wedding (1951)

93 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

As Fred Astaire musicals go "Royal Wedding" isn't bad but it is for the most average and quite forgettable. In fact it almost feels like a musical churned out not so much because anyone thought it would be great but partly to...

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

103 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

There is a very good reason why "Singin' in the Rain" is such a popular movie and it's not just because being a musical it has numerous memorable and iconic song and dance scenes. It's popular because by the time the last big...

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

102 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance      

When MGM made "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" it was originally conceived as a B movie, it didn't have a huge budget and was shot in just 48 days, but do you know what "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is a marvellous music...

Kismet (1955)

113 mins     Adventure , Fantasy, Musical      

Before "Kismet" even starts you get a beautiful orchestral version of "Stranger in Paradise" over the opening credits and to be honest it lifts your expectations. Sadly what follows ends up crashing those expectations right b...

The Pajama Game (1957)

97 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

For those who love full on musicals, those which are colourful, vibrant affairs packed to the hilt with song and dance scenes will find Doris Day's "The Pajama Game" right up their street. But then for those like me who enjoy...

Funny Face (1957)

103 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Funny Face: Audrey Hepburn stars as Jo, a dowdy shop assistant who gets whisked off to France when he sees through the dull clothes and spots her beauty...

Kiss Them for Me (1957)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance, War      

For those modern movie fans who only know Cary Grant by name he could be classed as the George Clooney of his day, smooth talking and charming he appealed to men and women in equal measure. It's that exact persona that he use...

Indiscreet (1958)

100 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Having worked together on Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious", Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman were once more reunited in the 1958 romantic comedy "Indiscreet". The better of the two movies is with out a doubt "Notorious" but there ...

Charade (1963)

113 mins     Comedy, Mystery, Romance      

How do you describe "Charade" well it undeniably tips it hat at Hitchcock with both the opening credits and storyline. But "Charade" isn't just a Hitchcock wannabee it also borders on the comedy, intentionally having fun with...

Arabesque (1966)

105 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

If Cary Grant played James Bond I would imagine the end result would have ended up something like "Arabesque" which could be described as Stanley Donen does Hitchcock whilst Gregory Peck does Cary Grant. Sounds a jumble, some...

The Little Prince (1974)

88 mins     Family, Fantasy, Musical      

Those who have read some of my other reviews will know two things, I enjoy musicals and I don't read many books. As such when it comes to "The Little Prince" I've never read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel which it is...

Saturn 3 (1980)

88 mins     Adventure , Sci-Fi, Thriller      

There are a small group of movies which I would love to see remade. Now generally I don't like remakes but there are these certain movies which you can see could be good but the finished product isn't. One such movie is "Satu...

Love Letters (1999)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

I don't know whether it is the simple fact that "Love Letters" is very different to your normal made for TV movie or that in Steven Weber and Laura Linney it has two very capable stars but something about it stands out. It's ...