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The Apartment
8.6
/10
8,480 Ratings

Synopsis

Ambitious insurance clerk C.C. “Bud” Baxter attempts to climb the corporate ladder by loaning his apartment key to his superiors for their extramarital affairs. But the plan backfires when Bud unwittingly falls for the top executive’s current girlfriend, Fran Kubelik.

Our take

One year after Some Like It Hot, director Billy Wilder, writer I. A. L. Diamond, and star Jack Lemmon reteamed for one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time. Gorgeously designed, and with an irresistible turn from Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment is a Best Picture–winner for the ages.