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I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955 · Movie · NR · 117 min · ★ 6.2 · 78% critics

Drama

Pushed into show business from childhood, a gifted performer becomes a Broadway and Hollywood success while struggling to build a life of her own. After a crushing personal loss, she turns to alcohol, and the story follows her painful slide and fight to regain control.

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Details
Years
1955
Release date
1955-12-25
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
117 min
Critic score
78/100
TMDB rating
6.2/10 (26 votes)
About

If you like intense, old Hollywood rise-and-fall dramas like The Country Girl or Funny Girl, this offers strong emotion and resilience; Not for you if heavy drinking stories and a slower pace sound draining.

Pros: powerful lead performance; raw emotional pull; memorable songs | Cons: uneven pacing; simplified life story; dated period details

Themes

  • marriage
  • divorce
  • alcoholic
  • drink
  • hollywood star
  • breadwinner
  • traumatic childhood
  • abusive mother
  • alcoholic actress
  • alcoholic woman
  • ambitious mother

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1956
  • Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1956 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1956 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1956 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1956 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Daniel Mann