Highest rated movie: Top Hat (1935)
Lowest rated movie: The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
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Looking for reviews of Fred Astaire movies? Cinafilm has a total of 3,747 reviews across 44 movies.
Movies starring Fred Astaire have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 66%.
Top Hat - released in 1935 - is Fred Astaire's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 336 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Fred Astaire is The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again - released in 1970 - with a score of 45% based on 4 reviews.
Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show business at age 5. He was successful in vaudeville and on Broadway as well as in London's West End together with his sister Adele, a partnership that lasted 27 years. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he was teamed with Ginger Rogers, with whom he worked in 9 RKO pictures. Astaire later appeared opposite a number of partners, including Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Vera-Ellen and Barrie Chase. Astaire remained active well into old age, starring in musicals through 1968, and also performed a number of straight dramatic roles in film and TV. Throughout his career, he was also active in recording and radio. He died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles.
Fred Astaire has acted in films with Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Keenan Wynn and Cyd Charisse.
Fred Astaire has worked with these film directors: Mark Sandrich, Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters and William A. Seiter.
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