Marilyn Monroe films

Hammerheart

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Sometimes I feel I am 19 going on 91, but I love my old films.

I'm a bit of an Audrey Hepburn fan, if only I could live my life like one of her romantic movies :p but I haven't seen that many Marilyn Monroe films, and the ones I have seen have been great, but I wanna see some more.

Can anyone recommend some MM films?
 
Marilyn Monroe appeared in 29 films and was working on number thirty, 'Something's Got to Give' when she died.
She won a Golden Globe as Best Musical/Comedy Actress for 'Some Like It Hot' in 1959.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/awarRAB

A full list of her films are here -
http://www.marilynmonroe.com/about/film.html

I liked her in
'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'Some Like It Hot'
Unfortunately, she could not shake off her ditzy blonde persona.
 
IMO she never made a decent movie, well she appeared in some but she never MADE the movie anything special it was the other actors around her. Her talent was overrated, her beauty was not though.
 
I would recommend:

Bus Stop (because she does make that movie, one of her best performances, a very funny and endearing character)

The Misfits (her last complete film, beautifully shot, she is very vunerable in it)

How to Marry a Millionaire
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Some Like It hot
the Seven Year Itch
 
I saw How To Marry a Millionaire, and that I was disappointed in, only because her part wasn't necessarily a big role so to speak. Thanks for the other recommendations though.

And thanks to everyone:)
 
I absolutely love 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'- the songs are great and her and Jane Russell act very well together..I dont know how many times I've watched the film, but if its ever on tv, I always end up watching it.

'The Misfits' is also a great film, where she isnt playing the ditsy role..I think she was a great actress who was stereotyped very earlier on..but over the years I have probably watched all her films, read books about her..I guess I love the classic film stars:)
 
'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' is the film where she's wearing that white dress if I am right, I think?

Cheers for the input guys, seems Some Like It Hot is a bit of a favourite, so i'll definately give that a go, amongst some others!
 
some like it hot is one of those films i never get tired of watching - it always puts me in a good mood

ditto gentlemen prefer blondes which has some great songs in
 
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