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Arthur

Arthur

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1981

Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Movie details

Arthur

“The most fun money can buy.”

1981 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 37m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

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Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Steve Gordon

Written by

Steve Gordon

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Arthur Bach

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Linda Marolla

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Hobson

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Martha Bach

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Susan Johnson

Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Burt Johnson

Ted Ross

Ted Ross

Bitterman

Court is in session

Put Arthur on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.