Funny Girl
People who see FUNNY GIRL are the luckiest people in the world!
1968 • 155 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 72 Audience · 433 · 49%
This vibrant musical tells the true story of Fanny Brice, a tenacious vaudeville star who navigates her rise to fame and her complex marriage to charming gambler Nick Arnstein. It’s a tale of ambition, love, and heartbreak set against the backdrop of early 20th-century showbiz.
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Discussions of divorce and separation
- Smoking and drinking in social settings
What it models well
- Perseverance and ambition
- Following your dreams
- Finding your voice
Talk about it after
- The challenges of balancing career and relationships
- The realities of a complicated love story
- Historical context of vaudeville and Broadway
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Top billed cast
Director: William Wyler • Crew: Isobel Lennart
Trailers & clips
Sadie, Sadie, Married Lady
"Why Don't We Get Married?"
You Are Woman, I Am Man
"Will You Have Dinner With Me Tonight?"
People Who Need People
Alone At Last
Nick Visits Fanny's Dressing Room
"So Long Funny Girl"
Reviewer notes
RecommendedBarbra Streisand is simply superb in this depiction of the early life of Vaudeville girl and more Fanny Brice. From her humble beginnings, and with the help of her friend Eddie Ryan (Lee Allen) we see her come to the attention of the mighty Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) before her career becomes the stuff of legend. Streisand's characterisation is authentic - her stoic Jewish antecedence, her less-than-pin-up ...
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