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==Untitled==
I believe it should be made clear that Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, while really singing, were digitally adjusted later to be on tune.<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Etan|Etan]] ([[User talk:Etan|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Etan|contribs]]) 18:27, 15 January 2004 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

Can you [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verify]] that? -[[User:Branddobbe]]<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added by [[User:Branddobbe|Branddobbe]] ([[User talk:Branddobbe|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Branddobbe|contribs]]) 08:13, 17 January 2004 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Undated -->
:Possibly this could be put into context; force pitching is quite a common occurence these days, even amongst recognised musical artists. [[User: Jack Parlabane]]<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added by [[User:Jack Parlabane|Jack Parlabane]] ([[User talk:Jack Parlabane|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Jack Parlabane|contribs]]) 23:19, 5 February 2006 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Undated -->

We need a comprehensive list of modern songs included in the movie.  [[User:Zephyrprince|Zephyrprince]] 05:08, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

...can anyone tell me the piece of music and its composer that "spectacular, spectacular" is written over? That sort of information would be very helpful. I can see there's a little effort in that direction. More. twarner@richmond.com<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Former user 2577|Former user 2577]] ([[User talk:Former user 2577|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Former user 2577|contribs]]) 23:32, 7 October 2005 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:It's ''Galop infernal'', from Jacques Offenbach's opera ''Orpheus in the Underworld''. [[User:RasputinAXP|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;background: maroon;">&nbsp;RasputinAXP&nbsp;</span>]] [[User talk:RasputinAXP|<sub>talk</sub>]] [[Special:Contributions/RasputinAXP|<sub>contribs</sub>]] 13:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Surely it is more based off La Traviata than the other opera? I mean, the bit where he throws the money out of her really clinches it. Perhaps La Traviata (etc) should be mentioned first and not as an afterthought. And I don't see the connection to the story of Orpheus.   (Who goes down into the underworld to reclaim his bride, but looks back while leaving, thus she is stuck there, then he gets torn apart...you see where I am going with this)<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/169.233.22.3|169.233.22.3]] ([[User talk:169.233.22.3|talk]]) 05:43, 9 November 2005 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->
:- The Orpheus motive, in literature, is about losing a beloved twice. Christian first loses Satine when she breaks up with him to save his life, then when he 'reclaims' her during the finale, she dies, and thus he loses her again. [[User:Lunapuella|Lunapuella]] 06:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
::- A particular thing, by the way, that marks it as at least Orpheus-inspired is the fact that he (Christian) "looks back" and then she dies. It's kind of a stretch, but this wasn't my idea - some professor said this when I was at a Latin convention a few years ago; it was his big example of an Orpheus story. [[User:Evanbro|Evanbro]] 06:28, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The modern photo of the real [[Moulin Rouge]] is inappropriate insofar as the movie was shot entirely using stylised sets and model buildings. [[User:Lee M|Lee M]] 11:54, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
: i agree, i'll remove it. i think the same goes for the sentence about other films of the same name. the disambiguation page covers that.
:What was the box office draw, internationally, in UK, in Australia, in America?  Dvd sales?  Rating overall for its year?<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:964267sr|964267sr]] ([[User talk:964267sr|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/964267sr|contribs]]) 00:49, 2 May 2006 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:: Locally, our nespapers issued very unfavorable reviews on this film (with which I concur). [[User:71.125.239.50|71.125.239.50]] 21:19, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

The initial description and plot summary dosen't flow well literally, could usea  little touching up. But good detail in the listings.<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Palmtree2|Palmtree2]] ([[User talk:Palmtree2|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Palmtree2|contribs]]) 15:59, 14 May 2006 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

I always read that the "snub" for Oscar/Best Original Song wasn't really a snub, because none of the songs in Moulin Rouge! were <B>original</B> songs - they were all derivative of previously published songs. [[User:Vesperholly|Vesperholly]] 07:39, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

That's not entirely true, there were some songs like 'meet me in the red room', 'fool to believe' and others that were made just for the movie but not featured at length. The most notable example is Come What May which was original and created specifically for the movie. [[User:82.28.230.146|82.28.230.146]] 18:33, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:The issue with "Come What May" was that it was originally written for Lurhman's ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' but was never used.  It was first heard in ''Moulin Rouge!'', but because it wasn't written for the movie, it couldn't be nominated for an Oscar. &mdash; [[User:Warpedmirror|<span style="font-family:tahoma;color:mediumblue;">'''warped'''mirror</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Warpedmirror|<span style="color:mediumblue;font-family:tahoma;">talk</span>]])</small> 22:55, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
::I could not help but notice that many of the songs listed are inaccurately named, especially when compared with their counterparts on the soundtrack listing directly below.  I do not know each of the actual musicians behind each of the songs, but I thought it should be fixed.  Also, it would be nice if the listing of songs was cleaned up to be a bit less confusing.[[User:66.213.247.235|66.213.247.235]] 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Christian = English?==
The article says christian is English. is this just someone using British and English interchangeably? i don't have a copy of the film, but i'm sure that he speaks with a scottish accent - and his father in the flashback certainly has a very broad scots accent. anyone know for sure? [[User: amoammo]]<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.44.68.31|82.44.68.31]] ([[User talk:82.44.68.31|talk]]) 19:51, 19 October 2006 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->

Well, I'm sure he's scottish.<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.114.23.160|70.114.23.160]] ([[User talk:70.114.23.160|talk]]) 05:28, 21 November 2006 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->

Ewan McGregor is Scottish, which accounts for the accent; Christian the character is English as in British.<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.18.232.62|70.18.232.62]] ([[User talk:70.18.232.62|talk]]) 20:38, 11 March 2007 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->
:I haven't seen the film recently, but does it explicitly state that he is English? If it doesn't then we can't say he is English, or Scottish etc and should stick to British. [[User:Andrewjd|Andrewjd]] 18:07, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Ewan McGregor is a Scot, so it should say British (to be accurate) no English or Scottish!! [[User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa|Gaia Octavia Agrippa]] 17:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:The actor's nationality is superfluous; he used a different accent in the film than his normal one.  <span style="font-family:verdana">[[User:Yllosubmarine|María]] </span><small>([[Wikipedia:Editor review/Yllosubmarine|<span style="color:green">críticame</span>]])</small> 19:35, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
* His accent wasn't English in the film, though. It was Scottish although the other characters referred to him as 'English'.  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/83.33.33.183|83.33.33.183]] ([[User talk:83.33.33.183|talk]]) 20:06, 24 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Per Andrew, the only thing that is firmly established is that he's British. The nationality shouldn't be given. [[User:Carl.bunderson|Carl.bunderson]] 19:49, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Ewan McGregor is Scottish, but is states in the film that Christian is English.  <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Cellardoor144|Cellardoor144]] ([[User talk:Cellardoor144|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Cellardoor144|contribs]]) 22:21, 23 January 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

=="Modern classic"?==
''Over the past few years, the film has gotten more credit from previous naysayers and is widely regarded as a modern classic''
Maybe a few critics regard it as a classic, but "widely"?   That doesn't sound right.  --[[User:Funkmistress|Funkmistress]] 20:54, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

This is important, the entire entry is written as if this was a US film, it is Australian. we can't talk about overseas box office, particularly in respect to Australia, when it is an Australian film!  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Matthew.henty|Matthew.henty]] ([[User talk:Matthew.henty|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Matthew.henty|contribs]]) 21:44, 13 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

The reference to the cabaret's "star courtesan, Satine" is rather inappropriate. She was employed as a dancer, not a prostitute![[User:JohnC|JohnC]] ([[User talk:JohnC|talk]]) 01:52, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
:I'm not sure what this is doing here since it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the (much) earlier conversation, but it's made clear during the film that Satine is a [[courtesan]]/prostitute. [[User:Doniago|Doniago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 13:14, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

== The Phantom of the Opera  ==
Is it just me or are the plots of Moulin Rouge and The Phantom of the Opera oddly similar? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/67.60.60.207|67.60.60.207]] ([[User talk:67.60.60.207|talk]]) 21:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

Its REALLY just you.<small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/125.237.45.37|125.237.45.37]] ([[User talk:125.237.45.37|talk]]) 16:39, 24 June 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->

It reminded me of the Phantom of the Opera.  I think its more the intensity of emotion rather than the accutal plot itself.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/190.59.108.234|190.59.108.234]] ([[User talk:190.59.108.234|talk]]) 02:51, 14 June 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I honestly thought Moulin Rouge took cues from the 2004 version of Phantom of the Opera  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/96.243.114.90|96.243.114.90]] ([[User talk:96.243.114.90|talk]]) 00:19, 9 April 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Triteness in a shiny package ==
We watched it on netflix, and I cannot get over the triteness of the storyline. The movie subsists barely on the quick, ADD-trained cuts and overt references to pop music. Meanwhile, the fascinating, rich cultural heritage of fin-de-siecle Paris - which surely could have been reduced to a palatable stew for hollywood-trained audiences - goes completely by the wayside, making the movie a ridiculous farce, a very flat paneled stage set indeed, whereas rich, heterogenous storylines could have been an easily obtained gift - by the likes of Balzac, Maupassant, Zola.<small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.116.253.194|67.116.253.194]] ([[User talk:67.116.253.194|talk]]) 05:32, 30 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP -->

== Kidman casting ==
Kidman says in the DVD extras that she wanted the part only after she heard who was directing it (likely because of her other comments of being apprehensive about singing on camera). It says 'citation needed' so that's where she's said it on record. [[User:NorrYtt|NorrYtt]] ([[User talk:NorrYtt|talk]]) 15:05, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== ! ==
Does anybody know the ! is used in the title but not on the DVD release? [[User:Lukeyboyuk|Lukeyboyuk]] ([[User talk:Lukeyboyuk|talk]]) 01:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

==Had to make room for Star Wars II?==
Can that be right?  Wasn't Star Wars II still a screenplay in 1999?[[User:VatoFirme|VatoFirme]] ([[User talk:VatoFirme|talk]]) 19:31, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
:The article says principle filming was completed in May of 2000. The [[Star_Wars_Episode_II:_Attack_of_the_Clones#Filming|Attack of the Clones]] entry says it started production in June of 2000. So yes. ~ [[User:Brother William|Brother William]] ([[User talk:Brother William|talk]]) 15:41, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

==Clean up==
What are things like "(There Was A Boy)" doing sprinkled throughout the text? Are these song titles? Surely there is a better way to indicate this.--[[User:Filll|Filll]] ([[User talk:Filll#top|talk]] | [[User:Filll/WP Challenge|<span style="color:Green;"><small>wpc</small></span>]]) 14:46, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
:I agree. I think the major problems lie in the "Honors and Awards" section and the "Soundtrack" section. The H&A section is just too much, with the infobox-thing and the separate lists and subsections. I think it really needs to be edited down to something closer to [[Blade Runner]], but even for my tastes Blade Runner is sort of overkill. I'd like to see it written in prose, but I can't find anything in the manual of style about that. It seems important to note that it won awards, maybe specifically major awards, but other than that, it's just a lot of bloat. The soundtrack section already has a separate article with specific info, so I don't think there needs to be a list of every (or nearly every) song in the film. Maybe someone should strike up a specific [[Template:Todo]]?--[[User:Imaek|imaek]] ([[User talk:Imaek|talk]]) 00:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

== This edit looks lousy  ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moulin_Rouge%21&diff=226646099&oldid=226638914]. For one thing, it makes no grammatical sense. What is the truth? Does anyone have the DVD?--[[User:Filll|Filll]] ([[User talk:Filll#top|talk]] | [[User:Filll/WP Challenge|<span style="color:Green;"><small>wpc</small></span>]]) 16:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

==Punctuating titles==
''03-Aug-2008:'' Because there are so many songs (over 30) in the film, this is a reminder that Wikipedia uses the system of [[logical quotation]]s, putting commas/periods outside of quotation marks, unless quoting an entire sentence.  Unlike in English grammar, commas should be placed '''''after''''' quotation marks in listing song titles, such as: "Chiquitita", "Fernando", "I Have a Dream".  Opera and film names have their titles italicized rather than quoted unless using teletype font. Excessive commas are termed "[[comma splice]]s" in formal punctuation rules. -[[User:Wikid77|Wikid77]] ([[User talk:Wikid77|talk]]) 20:38, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

==Cast==
Forgot to tag this as a minor edit and leave an explanation for the edit.  I added additional members of the cast some time ago, including the character of "The Unconscious Argentinian," the reason being, of course, that characters with much less screen name were included on the first cast list (such as Audrey, whom we meet at the very beginning, but never see again).  Someone changed the character's name to "The Narcoleptic Argentinean."  Technically, it's more accurate to refer to him as "The Narcoleptic Argentinean," since he doesn't spend his entire screen time unconscious, but he is listed in the movie credits and on various websites as "The Unconscious Argentinean," therefore he is mentioned in the cast list as such.  [[User:PatrickLMT|PatrickLMT]] ([[User talk:PatrickLMT|talk]]) 16:09, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

==Two Awards Sections?==
Just pointing out that sub-headings 5 and 7 list the same information, albeit in two different formats.  Perhaps these should be condensed into one section, as it's rather confusing this way?  [[User:Quotidianscribe|Quotidianscribe]] ([[User talk:Quotidianscribe|talk]]) 06:57, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

== Soundtrack controversy ==
Upon reading reviews at Filmtracks.com, I stumbled upon an issue that I think is pertinent to the article. The reviewer, Christian Clemmensen, explians that Fox threatened to sue the site for including audio clips of the score promo CD of Moulin Rouge by Craig Armstrong. This, in turn, had Clemmensen dedicate quite some time to rant about it. Has this informationbeen included in the article before and was erased? I say this because I was inclined to add it in the article, that is, if it wasn't included before due to some Wikipedia guidelines or personal reasons. Please contact me on my talk page to further discuss this. Thank you --[[User:Surten|Surten]] ([[User talk:Surten|talk]]) 17:26, 6 May 2009 (UTC)Surten

== Martin Brown ==
I'm not a film buff but trying to sort out a dab page at [[Martin Brown]]. There's a producer of this name listed for this film at [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and in IMDB, but not on this page. According to IMDB he also produced [[Romeo + Juliet]] but isn't listed there. Is this an ingenious hoax, or should his name appear in this article? Or do producers just not get much of a mention? I've dabbed him as [[Martin Brown (producer)]], a redlink. [[User:PamD|PamD]] ([[User talk:PamD|talk]]) 11:02, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
:I've now found that he was removed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moulin_Rouge!&diff=prev&oldid=170252877 this edit], with no edit summary.  Has anyone got a Reliable Source to verify whether he should be listed or not? [[User:PamD|PamD]] ([[User talk:PamD|talk]]) 11:58, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
::And that editor was a sockpuppet, and AFI site [http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/musicals_ballot.pdf?docID=203 here] verifies he was producer, so I've reinstated him. [[User:PamD|PamD]] ([[User talk:PamD|talk]]) 12:04, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
==Camille==
Is it just me, or has NO ONE got the obvious clue that this movie is a stylized rip-off of the movie Camille? The plot of Camille involves a famous courtesan who is dying of consumption, who is set up to meet a rich duke at the theatre but mistakes a poor guy for him instead and tries to seduce him, falls in love with the poor man after all, ends up meeting the real duke and becomes his possession and can't see the poor man anymore, sneaks out to see the poor man but is eventually caught by the duke, sends away the poor man and pretends not to love him for his own good, the poor man comes back disillusioned and throws money at her to "pay" for the love she gave him, and then in the end they reconcile and she dies in his arms.

THEY ARE THE SAME PLOT.  I'm kind of outraged nobody has pointed this out.  I mean I love Camille AND I love Moulin Rouge, but you can't ignore the blatant similarities.<small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/98.225.210.174|98.225.210.174]] ([[User talk:98.225.210.174|talk]]) 01:02, 8 April 2010 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP -->
:Interesting. Do you have a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] for this, or is this just [[WP:OR|original research]] and hence inappropriate for inclusion?<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Doniago|Doniago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Doniago|contribs]]) 20:51, 8 April 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

I'm only familiar with Cukor's version of Camille starring Greta Garbo, but I do also agree that the plot has some major similarities. I'd even go as far as to say that it must have served as an inspiration to Moulin Rouge! The inspiration part may very well be categorized under "original research hence inappropriate for inclusion", but the similarities in the plot for sure aren't. And: IMDb does cite Camille (i.e. Dumas' novel) as an inspiration to Moulin Rouge! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/trivia?tab=tr&item=tr0776658 [[Special:Contributions/84.55.221.17|84.55.221.17]] ([[User talk:84.55.221.17|talk]]) 11:55, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
:[[WP:RS/IMDb|IMDb is not a reliable source.]] Cheers. [[User:Doniago|Doniago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 16:56, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

"Camille" and "La Traviata" are both adaptations of the same novel, so yes, they're kind of similar. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/184.41.136.12|184.41.136.12]] ([[User talk:184.41.136.12|talk]]) 02:29, 18 May 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== inspired by [[Nana (novel)|Nana]] ? ==
Since the subject is French courtesans from the turn of the last century, the movie bears similarity to the famous novel [[Nana (novel)|Nana]] by Emile Zola.  The novel is about the rise and fall to fame of a French courtesan/actress in Paris (about 1880). It's not widely read in the US, but it's very well known in France. Several characters even have similar names (Nini/Nana, Satine/Satine). Does anyone know if the screenwriter was inspired by the novel? [[Special:Contributions/78.240.11.120|78.240.11.120]] ([[User talk:78.240.11.120|talk]]) 20:37, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

== Unsourced Material ==
Below section had been tagged for needing sources since 2010. Unsourced material has been removed from the current copy of the article. Feel free to reincorporate information in the below section with appropriate citations, though IMDb ratings are not considered noteworthy in any case. [[User:Doniago|Doniago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 13:49, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

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<div style="font-size:112%;">==Release and reception==
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Originally set for release on Christmas 2000 as a high profile Oscar contender, [[20th Century Fox]] eventually moved the release to the following spring so director [[Baz Luhrmann]] would have more time during post production. The film premiered at the [[2001 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1100086/year/2001.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Moulin Rouge! |accessdate=2009-10-17|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> on May 9 — making it the festival's opening title. A limited release on May 18, 2001 in the United States followed, and the film was released to theaters across the United States on June 1, 2001.

The film was a success in [[limited release]], grossing $185,095 in two theaters on opening weekend. The numbers continued to increase over the [[Memorial Day]] weekend, with the film making $254,098. When it expanded into over 2500 theaters, it made $14.2 million in its first weekend of wide release. The film eventually grossed over $57 million in the United States. It had a brief re-release in October 2001 for [[Academy Award|Oscar]] consideration, with Luhrmann stating that his intent was to get Kidman and McGregor nominated.

The movie was also successful internationally. It broke [[box office]] records in [[Australia]] where it was given a rare theatrical re-release at the end of 2001, and found an audience in almost every country. It eventually made over $120 million internationally, resulting in a worldwide gross of $179,213,434.

The film holds a rating of 7.6 at Internet Movie Database,<ref>{{cite web|title=Moulin Rouge!|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/|work=Internet Movie Database|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref> 66/100 at Metacritic based on 35 reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=Metacritic reviews|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/criticreviews|work=Internet moive database: Moulin Rouge!|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref> and a 76% "Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 187 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moulin Rouge! (2001)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1107863-moulin_rouge/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster,Inc.|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>

The film made its home video premiere on Dec. 18, 2001 on DVD followed by a VHS release on March 19, 2002. A Blu-ray edition was released on Oct. 19, 2010.</div>
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==Requested move==
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The result of the move request was: After nearly a month of discussion and a relisting, I'm going to have to close this as '''no consensus''' to move, let alone consensus for a move to either proposed title specifically. Though a majority of participants favored a move of some kind, several supported only one option but not the other. I understand there to be a solid consensus against "Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)", but no consensus for a move to "Moulin Rouge (2001 film)" (without the exclamation point) over the current title. [[User:Cuchullain|Cúchullain]] [[User talk:Cuchullain|<sup>t</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Cuchullain|<small>c</small>]] 01:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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[[:Moulin Rouge!]] → {{no redirect|Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)}} – The "!" fails [[WP:CRITERIA]] as sufficient information to identify the article as a 2001 film. Also not sufficient disambiguation from [[Moulin Rouge (1928 film)]], [[Moulin Rouge (1934 film)]] and most importantly [[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)]], directed by John Huston and starring José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Note that 1 of 2 official versions of [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film|soundtrack CD cover]] doesn't have the "!". [http://www.google.fr/search?lr=lang_en&hl=fr&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22moulin+rouge%22+luhrman+OR+kidman+--wikipedia+-llc&num=10 The "!" is only found in around 60% of Google Book hits]. <small>--'''Relisted.''' [[User:Cuchullain|Cúchullain]] [[User talk:Cuchullain|<sup>t</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Cuchullain|<small>c</small>]] 15:36, 20 December 2013 (UTC)</small>[[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 09:55, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' - the "!" is sufficient to distinguish from the other films, and the only time the year is needed in titling is if there are exact name clashes with other films. The hatnote does a sufficient job of identifying the other possible "Moulin Rouge" hits that are given. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 14:14, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' per Masem. '''<span style="font-family:Arial;">[[User:Hot Stop|<span style="color:#ffff00;background:#0000fa">Hot Stop</span>]]</span>''' 16:21, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Comment:''' [[MOS:FOLLOW]] states, ''"Avoid using special characters that are not pronounced, are included purely for decoration."'' However, [[WP:NATURAL]] suggests that ''Moulin Rouge!'' could be sufficient here as natural disambiguation. It seems like readers get to where they want to go anyway. Even if we made the move, I'm sure we would be okay with [[Moulin Rouge!]] redirecting to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]]. In the long term, though, considering the number of topics with the same name, an exclamation mark seems like an awfully weak way to differentiate this film from the other topics. There will eventually be a generation that will know of this film as an old one, and I am not sure if they would recall this one with an exclamation mark like those of us who saw it come out and become popular in our time. What do you think, {{user link|Masem}}, {{user link|Hot Stop}}? (Late addition: I just noticed that {{user link|In ictu oculi}} wants to keep the exclamation mark in the move. If we moved it, I would want to drop the mark per the MOS. It seems to be a case where we mention the stylization in the opening sentence but just write ''Moulin Rouge'' in the article body.) [[User:Erik|Erik]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Erik|talk]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Erik|contribs]]) 18:11, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
::[[User:Erik]], thanks. I'm ambivalent about keeping/losing the ! before (2001 film). It is there in 60/40 of Books. In other RMs where there was x!(song) and x(song) there was an overwhelming case for moving. Here there is merely a strong case. Print sources don't remember the !, so it's likely readers won't either. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 18:15, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
:::To mean, it seems like an unnecessary issue, with the move creating one additional direct for those that are searching on "Moulin Rouge!"; anyone else searching on "Moulin Rouge" (sans !) will end up at the disamb page in either case (working on the argument that this film and, at minimum the 1952, are equally justified as candidates for the most common name, and thus neither article can occupy the "Moulin Rouge" spot).  Also, compare this situation to [[That's Entertainment!]] (where there are also punctuation-less topics too). --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 21:44, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
::::::::Why would anyone go to the redirect? If this is titled (2001 film) they will go straight there from Google or RH search box. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 08:44, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::"Moulin Rouge" is the most likely term people will use when searching this film; most people do not know either how our disamb system works or that off-hand that the film was made in 2001. "Moulin Rouge" (presently or after this move) takes the reader to the disamb page for that term, which includes all the films and other related topics. Even considering the drop-down box of possible search hits, the proposed title will not stand out as the film they may be looking for, and will still likely end up at the disamb page. Google, yes, might prioritize this version of the film over all other possible names, regardless of what we name the article, but we don't consider that aspect in our naming scheme. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 14:42, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
::::Thanks for bringing up [[That's Entertainment!]], which led me to [[Talk:That's Entertainment (The Jam song)#Requested move|this RM]] and [[Talk:Scandalous!#Requested move|this one]]. Consensus in both of them was that the exclamation points were sufficient [[WP:NATURAL]] disambiguation. --[[User:BDD|BDD]] ([[User talk:BDD|talk]]) 22:16, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Support''' <s>in principle, prefer</s> [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]], as the exclamation point really doesn't stand up to [[MOS:TM]]. Do you scream every time you speak the name of the film? --[[User:BDD|BDD]] ([[User talk:BDD|talk]]) 19:15, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
::In this case, however, [[Moulin Rouge!]] should remain as a redirect to this film, the only usage that uses an exclamation point. It's very unlikely that someone searching for this term is looking for anything else. So to clarify, I only support this on [[MOS:TM]] grounds, and would oppose the proposal as written. --[[User:BDD|BDD]] ([[User talk:BDD|talk]]) 22:10, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Support''' move to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge'' (2001 film)]] so that the disambiguation doesn't depend on the exclamation mark (at least not entirely). [[Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001 film)]] might also be OK, but BDD's point about [[MOS:TM]] seems valid (especially considering IIO's remark that the exclamation mark is not consistently present in reliable sources). —[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
*Is this not the primary topic for [[Moulin Rouge]] if we disregard the "!"? <s>Tentative mild</s> '''Full oppose'''. [[User:Red Slash|<span style="color:#FF4131;">Red </span>]][[User talk:Red Slash|<b style="color:#460121;">Slash</b>]] 05:55, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
**No, "Moulin Rouge" is reasonably fairly the name of a well-known movie that is not this one, as well as a real place; no one of these (including this film) stand out as the primary topic. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 06:47, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
***Fair enough. My second question: who in the world is going to search for any other Moulin Rouge by typing in "Moulin Rouge!"? (For the proposer or a supporter to answer, obviously.) [[User:Red Slash|<span style="color:#FF4131;">Red </span>]][[User talk:Red Slash|<b style="color:#460121;">Slash</b>]] 02:02, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
* '''Support''' per nom.  Disambiguation is a good thing.  [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 08:38, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
* Geez, I didn't realize that the suggested target was with the "!", making the specific move even more inappropriate. There is a small bit of logic to move to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]] (transforming the "!" to the disabm. phrase on the basis that the title, with "!" may not be the most common name) but retaining the "!" '''and''' disamb is absolutely inappropriate. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 14:37, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
* '''Support''' name as per BDD. --[[User:Huh39291|Huh39291]] ([[User talk:Huh39291|talk]]) 20:52, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Relisting comment'''. Okay, it appears we have consensus not to move to [[Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)]] (with the exclamation mark). We need to determine whether to move to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]] or leave it at [[Moulin Rouge!]].--[[User:Cuchullain|Cúchullain]] [[User talk:Cuchullain|<sup>t</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Cuchullain|<small>c</small>]] 15:36, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
**There was no consensus like that. See votes by BarrelProof and Huh39291. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 11:48, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
*'''Support''' move to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]] per [[MOS:TM]] since we should avoid special characters. Fine with having [[Moulin Rouge!]] redirect there. [[User:Erik|Erik]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Erik|talk]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Erik|contribs]]) 15:39, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
**The "!" is not a special character, though, in light of the most. It is punctuation as part of the title, and as there's no other "Moulin Rouge!" name, no need to move. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 15:48, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
*<s>'''Support''' move to [[Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001 film)]].</s> '''Strongly oppose''' move to [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge'' (2001 film)]] or to any title without "!". "Moulin Rouge" without the exclamation mark is simply incorrect. -[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 13:25, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
*'''Support move to [[Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001 film)]]'''. [[:MOS:FOLLOW]] refers to considerably more egregious examples than using a simple "!" in the title, so that needs to stay. [[User:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#9400D2;font-family:comic sans ms;">ŞůṜīΣĻ</strong><span style="color:#00008C;font-family:Papyrus;">¹98¹</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#DC143C;">Speak</strong>]]</sup> 06:13, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
** To Moscow Connection and Papyrus's points above, "Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)" is a completely unnecessary disambiguated title. There is ''no'' other work named "Moulin Rouge!" to require this type of furthering disambiguation and thus improper. Moving to "Moulin Rouge (2001 film)" is at least reasonable. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 07:40, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
***Yes, I read everyone's comments before casting my !vote. I disagree entirely with the points you mention which is why I !voted the way I did. [[User:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#9400D2;font-family:comic sans ms;">ŞůṜīΣĻ</strong><span style="color:#00008C;font-family:Papyrus;">¹98¹</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#DC143C;">Speak</strong>]]</sup> 07:51, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
****But this goes against [[WP:PRECISE]] ("Moulin Rouge!" is precise enough). --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 08:02, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
:::::To quote [[User:Red Slash|Red Slash]], "who in the world is going to search for any other Moulin Rouge by typing in "Moulin Rouge!"? I believe a disambiguating title is necessary and that it should contain a "!". Therefore, I believe [[:Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)|''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001 film)]] is the way to go and I'm unlikely to be swayed from this opinion. [[User:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#9400D2;font-family:comic sans ms;">ŞůṜīΣĻ</strong><span style="color:#00008C;font-family:Papyrus;">¹98¹</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#DC143C;">Speak</strong>]]</sup> 08:14, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::::You're missing the point. The article, right now, sits at "Moulin Rouge!", so yes, someone searching on "Moulin Rouge!" will land exactly on this page (no redirects) and if they search on "Moulin Rouge" they will go through the disambiguation page. It is precise enough without having to add "(2001 film)" to this name. If you did add it, now someone searching on "Moulin Rouge!" will go through a redirect to get to this page, and that's what we want to avoid. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 08:17, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::::::::I do not agree with you. I already stated that I've already read everyone's opinions (that includes yours) and that I'm unlikely to change mine. [[User:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#9400D2;font-family:comic sans ms;">ŞůṜīΣĻ</strong><span style="color:#00008C;font-family:Papyrus;">¹98¹</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Suriel1981|<strong style="color:#DC143C;">Speak</strong>]]</sup> 15:28, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::*At least I'm saving the article from being moved to an incorrect title (without the exclamation mark). As for "(2001 film)", it can't be helped cause there are similar discussions (look: [[Talk:Wonderful World!!#Requested move]], [[Talk:Happiness%3F#Requested move]]) and almost everyone agrees on the idea that punctuation marks are not enough for disambiguation... If I were the only person to decide, I would probably prefer to leave the article where it is now... --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 11:16, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
:::* Those haven't closed yet. Ones that ''have'' closed that show that it is unnecessary to disamb further include [[That's Entertainment!]], [[That's Entertainment! (song)]] (the song from that film) [Talk:That's Entertainment (The Jam song)#Requested move] , and [[Scandalous!]] [Talk:Scandalous!#Requested move]. The ones you point to all have the same problem - the punctuation is a natural disambiguation and thus further disambiguation is not needed. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 15:06, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::* But what can I do? I think the page will be moved anyway (and all the Japanese songs too cause there isn't enough people to defend them), so I'm just choosing the least evil of the available options. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 15:20, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
:::::* Well, on those other ones, it is fair that the inclusion of the punctuation is not consistent enough to consider it integral to the title (whereas here, it's pretty clearly consistent).  So it is reasonable on those to ask if the punctuated version is clearly the common name. Even if we took that logic here, that the punctuation is inconsistent, then the move target should be "Moulin Rouge (2001 film)", but that's not what is being supported. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 15:26, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::::* If the punctuation is consistent, then the exclamation mark can't be removed. If some people think that the exclamation mark doesn't disambiguate the title enough for an average person, why not add "(2001 movie)"? By the way, I think all the five cases are completely the same and the randomness of the outcomes only shows how everything is Wikipedia is amateur and should not be taken seriously. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 15:56, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
:::::::* We aren't adding the disamb parts of titles for the reader's sake, its to avoid naming conflicts on WP. The disamb should be clear to distinguish between the various options '''if''' disambig is needed (so if the title was just "Moulin Rouge", we would need to add "(2001 film)" to make it clear from the actual building and the other films of the same name.  But when there's no natural naming conflict to start, the guidelines say to avoid disambig. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-size:x-small;">ASEM</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 16:12, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::::::*I don't know anymore... I also thought the way you do, but people on the Japanese music-related discussions convinced me that I was wrong... If you really care, you should start a discussion about it somewhere else... For example, on the talk page of the disambiguation rules. I came here by accident, I can't fight 1000 people to save one page (this one)... --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 16:28, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
::::::::*Okay, I've decided to delete my vote in favor of moving and leave only my vote against the title without the exclamation mark. You convinced me. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 16:53, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
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== Production ==
Under the topic "Production" 
This article states "The movie also features editing that several critics compared to a music video, involving swirling camera motion, loud music, dancing, and frenetic cutting." 
A more explicit way to describe this statement would be to use the precise film terms. For example "Swirling camera motion"= panning camera motions or "Frenetic cutting"= jump cut editing. [[User:Mariaquijano|Mariaquijano]] ([[User talk:Mariaquijano|talk]]) 16:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

== Postmodern? ==
Doesn't seem to be a postmodern film based on my reading of [[Postmodernist film]], but I'd welcome other opinions. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 12:54, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

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== Requested move 25 February 2018 ==

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The result of the move request was: '''no consensus to move''' the page at this time, per the discussion below. [[User:Dekimasu|Dekimasu]]<small>[[User talk:Dekimasu|よ!]]</small> 06:44, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
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[[:Moulin Rouge!]] → {{no redirect|Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)}} – This "No consensus" requested move needs to be revisited at least once every four years (see "Requested move" from December 2013, above). The inconsistently-applied exclamation point symbol "!" is insufficient to disambiguate this film title from [[Moulin Rouge (1928 film)|''Moulin Rouge'' (1928 film)]], [[Moulin Rouge (1934 film)|''Moulin Rouge'' (1934 film)]] and [[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|''Moulin Rouge'' (1952 film)]] as well the non-film title headers at the [[Moulin Rouge (disambiguation)]] page. [[User:Roman Spinner| &mdash;Roman Spinner]] <small>[[User talk:Roman Spinner|(talk)(contribs)]]</small> 19:01, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

* '''Oppose''' Again, same as above, the "!" with the disambiguation is unnecessary. I would weakly support the move to "Moulin Rouge (2001 film)", though even with the song's use in the Olympics, some still list the film as "Moulin Rouge!", hence only weak support. I'd rather not think there's enough to move this. --[[User:Masem|M<span style="font-variant: small-caps">asem</span>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 19:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

*'''Support''' because Google Books shows both ''Moulin Rouge!'' and ''Moulin Rouge'' in reference to this film, which shows that the exclamation mark is not universally included in secondary sources. Even [http://variety.com/2018/music/news/baz-luhrmann-interview-olympics-moulin-rouge-1202709680/ this film periodical's recent article] does not use it when mentioning the film. With this in mind, when typing Moulin Rouge in Wikipedia's search box in the upper right as seen [https://imgur.com/a/iBf6B here], which item is the 2003 film is not obvious to someone who may have learned about the film's name without its exclamation mark. I see it as no big deal to de-emphasize the purported distinction that the exclamation mark makes and to instead add the relevant disambiguation term. [[User:Erik|Erik]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Erik|talk]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Erik|contrib]]) <sup>([[Template:Reply to|ping me]])</sup> 20:04, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. Proposed title is less concise, less natural and overly precise ([[WP:AT]]). There's no point to the move if [[Moulin Rouge!]] were just to continue to redirect to the proposed title. If the film's title does have a exclamation point, the current article title is not in conflict with any other title and a hatnote is sufficient disambiguation. If the film's title does ''not'' use an exclamation mark, the article should be at [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]]. See [[Talk:Hate Me!]] for a somewhat similar case and interesting discussion. [[User:Station1|Station1]] ([[User talk:Station1|talk]]) 23:48, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Comment'''. If consensus can coalesce around moving [[Moulin Rouge!]] → [[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)]], I would support such a move.[[User:Roman Spinner| &mdash;Roman Spinner]] <small>[[User talk:Roman Spinner|(talk)(contribs)]]</small> 04:49, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
:*'''Oppose''' The "!" is in the title and moving it to a page without the "!" means the proper title is not reflected. [[User:Shadow007|Shadow007]] ([[User talk:Shadow007|talk]]) 06:55, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' mainly for the reasons given by [[User:Station1|Station1]], although it is a weak oppose. There is no enough information about how the general knowledge of the "!" in this film's title to justify changing when the "!" does act as a disambiguation. [[User:Shadow007|Shadow007]] ([[User talk:Shadow007|talk]]) 06:53, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Per [[WP:CRITERIA]], "!" is insufficient to disambiguate. [[WP:SMALLDETAILS]] is a relevant guideline, and it gives the [[Airplane]] vs [[Airplane!]] example, but in that case the two articles are fundamentally different types of subjects - one is a vehicle, one is a film. And searchers given those two choses can easily determine which article meets their needs.  In THIS case, it is a film, and so are the other articles it is ambiguous with. I don't think any reasonable searcher who isn't already very knowledgeable about it would find this article on the first try. They would very naturally click through the other (YYYY film) first because, and might totally overlook the punctuation thinking its another kind of topic altogether. We must err on the side of convenience for sake of the readers. Keep in mind also we have to disambiguate not just from the other films, but also the soundtrack article for this film [[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]], which, though using a subtitle for natural disambiguation, can also reasonably be called simply "Moulin Rouge!" too. -- [[User:Netoholic|Netoholic]] [[User talk:Netoholic|@]]  08:09, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
::On that last point, even if the soundtrack albums can be called "Moulin Rouge!", the film is still the primary topic for that title. [https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-90&pages=Moulin_Rouge!_Music_from_Baz_Luhrmann's_Film|Moulin_Rouge!_Music_from_Baz_Luhrmann's_Film,_Vol._2|Moulin_Rouge!] - [[User:Station1|Station1]] ([[User talk:Station1|talk]]) 08:30, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' per above comments. The "!" in the name of this well-known film differentiates it from the other productions and edges it into stand-alone common name status among similarly named films. In fact the number of readers who seek it out every day is enough so that a hatnote on the [[Moulin Rouge]] page seems justified (I've added the hatnote). [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 08:12, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Support''' the ! is not consistently used in all sources, so adding the year is ''helpful''. If being helpful to readers is an objective? [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 08:24, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
:*Actually, without the "!", this page would be by far the primary for the name "Moulin Rouge". So the stand-alone title has that added justification. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 08:31, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
::That is debatable, but even if it is the case, it is not enough reason not to use the "!" or to move as proposed. [[User:Shadow007|Shadow007]] ([[User talk:Shadow007|talk]]) 10:40, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. Yes, adding the year would be "helpful". Adding "Oscar-nominated 2001 Best Picture film starring Oscar-nominated Best Actress Nicole Kidman" would be even more helpful. But that's not how we roll on WP. Generally, we use the name of the subject as the title, and only disambiguate when that ''same exact name'' is used by ''another subject covered on WP'', and even then only when the subject in question is not the [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC]] for that name. Here we have a reasonably well known Oscar nominated film with a unique [[WP:COMMONNAME]] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/?ref_=nv_sr_1 as reflected at imdb]. There is no need to disambiguate, and the exclamation mark in the name ''is'' a sufficient [[WP:SMALLDETAILS|small detail]] to distinguish this use from others. --[[User:Born2cycle|В²C]] [[User_talk:Born2cycle#top|☎]] 17:45, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' The present title provides sufficient disambiguation.--[[User: Yaksar|Yaksar]] [[User talk: Yaksar|(let's chat)]] 03:23, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
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