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Singin' in the Rain

1952103 minutesG
5.7
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.3IMDb
🍅 100%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 99/100Metacritic
🎬 8.1TMDb
📊 5.4Popularity
🏆Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 11 nominations total
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Directed by: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the movie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until The Jazz Singer (1927) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is Lina, who will do anything to ensure she also makes the successful leap into talking pictures, despite her own inabilities and at anyone and everyone else's expense if they get in her way, especially Kathy as Don's off screen girlfriend and possibly his new talking picture leading lady.

Box Office

Budget:$2.5M
Revenue:$7.2M
Profit:$4.7M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.5/10
Emotional Arc Impact5.5/10
Thematic Consistency7/10
Overall Score5.7/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Singin' in the Rain Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
15 min
4
Catalyst
25 min
5
Debate
35 min
6
Break Into Two
45 min
7
B Story
50 min
8
Fun and Games
60 min
9
Midpoint
75 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
11
All Is Lost
90 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
93 min
13
Break Into Three
95 min
14
Finale
101 min
15
Final Image
103 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

1920s Hollywood. Silent film era glamour. Don Lockwood and Cosmo Brown perform on screen. Charm, spectacle, and energy establish joyful, musical tone.

#2

Theme Stated

5 min

Don: "You can't let anything get you down." Theme of love, career ambition, adaptation to change, and joy through perseverance introduced.

#3

Set-Up

15 min

Don and Lina in public favor. Silent film stars transitioning to talkies. Don secretly dating Kathy Selden. Humor, misunderstandings, and studio life dynamics established.

#4

Catalyst

25 min

Talkie revolution hits. Lina's voice unsuitable for sound. Don and Kathy must adapt. Challenge of career and personal life. Stakes rising: fame, love, reputation.

#5

Debate

35 min

Can Don save career and love? Kathy hesitant to enter film world. Cosmo devises plan. Comedy, tension, and uncertainty. How to succeed in new era?

#6

Break Into Two

45 min

Don and Kathy team up to dub Lina's singing. Creative problem-solving. Entering new world of sound films. Fun musical sequences begin.

#7

B Story

50 min

Romantic subplot: Don and Kathy love grows. Trust and collaboration key. Also, friendship with Cosmo strengthens.

#8

Fun and Games

60 min

Musical numbers: "Fit as a Fiddle," "Make 'Em Laugh," humorous and joyful scenes. Show business antics. Audience entertained with song, dance, and comedy.

#9

Midpoint

75 min

Show within a show. Dubbing Lina successfully. Audience reaction mixed. Victory and risk combined. Stakes high: career and love tested.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

85 min

Studio executives skeptical. Lina exposed. Don's secret identity as singer revealed. Threats to love and career. Humor and tension blend.

#11

All Is Lost

90 min

Lina humiliated. Don faces public scrutiny. Kathy unsure of success. Moment of despair before creative breakthrough.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

93 min

Don and Kathy reflect on career, love, and choices. Uncertainty lingers. How to turn disaster into triumph?

#13

Break Into Three

95 min

Innovative solution: musical dubbing with Kathy's voice, creative risk pays off. Prepare final performance.

#14

Finale

101 min

Premiering new film. Success! Lina humiliated but everyone laughs. Don and Kathy victorious professionally and romantically. Musical spectacle complete.

#15

Final Image

103 min

Don dances in rain with Kathy. Iconic scene. Joy, love, triumph, and celebration. Story concludes on high note.