Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
The Bad and the Beautiful has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Bad and the Beautiful was released in 1952 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 142 reviews, giving The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 79%.
With a score of 79%, The Bad and the Beautiful is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1952, which stands at 61%.
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